The Daydreamer
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3.9 • 10 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A delightful literary foray for adults and children alike, from the inexhaustible imagination of the Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of Atonement.
“As far-fetched and funny as anything by Roald Dahl.” —Vogue
In these seven exquisitely interlinked episodes, the grown-up protagonist Peter Fortune reveals the secret journeys, metamorphoses, and adventures of his childhood. Living somewhere between dream and reality, Peter experiences fantastical transformations: he swaps bodies with the wise old family cat; exchanges existences with a cranky infant; encounters a very bad doll who has come to life and is out for revenge; and rummages through a kitchen drawer filled with useless objects to discover some not-so-useless cream that actually makes people vanish. Finally, he wakes up as an eleven-year-old inside a grown-up body and embarks on the truly fantastic adventure of falling in love. Moving, dreamlike, and extraordinary, The Daydreamer marks yet another imaginative departure for Ian McEwan.
Customer Reviews
Peter the Great
For anyone who is a daydreamer, or has a child who daydreams, this book is a wonderful validation of imagination. The first few chapters, especially how teachers view the main character, Peter, when he's daydreaming instead of working on his test, is particularly insightful. I loved reading this book aloud to my 8-yr old "dreamer."