
The Anatomy of Dreams
From the bestselling author of THE IMMORTALISTS
Chloe Benjamin(Author)
Tinder Press
Published on 4. September 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-4722-6132-8 (ISBN)
Description
The bewitching first novel from the bestselling author of THE IMMORTALISTS
'Benjamin is a gifted writer, a creator of quiet asides and haunting images' Financial Times
'Matches the subtle surrealism of a dream with the underpinnings of a thriller' Emma Straub
'You wonder if here is a writer who is truly capable of anything' Daily Mail
Sylvie and Gabe meet and fall in love at boarding school in Northern California when they are just teenagers. Their headmaster is the enigmatic and mysterious Dr Keller, a man obsessed with the idea that people's waking stress and trauma can be cured in their dreams. The young couple can't help but be drawn into his magnetic pull and slowly become involved in his research.
Years later, Sylvie and Gabe are once again working on Dr Keller's experiments and Sylvie slowly begins to realise there is more both to her employer and her lover than meets the eye, and that the line between dreams and reality has become dangerously blurred.
'Benjamin is a gifted writer, a creator of quiet asides and haunting images' Financial Times
'Matches the subtle surrealism of a dream with the underpinnings of a thriller' Emma Straub
'You wonder if here is a writer who is truly capable of anything' Daily Mail
Sylvie and Gabe meet and fall in love at boarding school in Northern California when they are just teenagers. Their headmaster is the enigmatic and mysterious Dr Keller, a man obsessed with the idea that people's waking stress and trauma can be cured in their dreams. The young couple can't help but be drawn into his magnetic pull and slowly become involved in his research.
Years later, Sylvie and Gabe are once again working on Dr Keller's experiments and Sylvie slowly begins to realise there is more both to her employer and her lover than meets the eye, and that the line between dreams and reality has become dangerously blurred.
Reviews / Votes
Matches the subtle surrealism of a dream with the underpinnings of a thriller -- Emma Straub A debut novel of subtlety, depth, intrigue and tenderness -- Lorrie Moore A moving love story wrapped in the trappings of a sci-fi thriller. Benjamin has a deft hand for rendering both the stomach-twisting nature of early infatuation and the way relationships mellow over time. Sentences have a dreamy rhythm. A sly, promising, and ambitious debut * Publishers Weekly * Chloe Benjamin's prose - lyrical, tender, perceptive - compels you to linger on every exquisitely crafted sentence * Sunday Express * Benjamin is a gifted writer, a creator of quiet asides and haunting images, who mines a seam of sad wisdom * Financial Times * Such is her dazzling sureness of touch that you wonder if here is a writer who is truly capable of anything * Daily Mail *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
235 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4722-6132-8 (9781472261328)
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E-Book
07/2018
1st Edition
Tinder Press
€3.99
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Person
Chloe Benjamin is the author of The New York Times bestseller The Immortalists, and The Anatomy of Dreams. The Immortalists was A Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, a Library Reads favourite, a #1 Indie Next pick, and a Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly and NPR Best Book of 2018. Her work has been translated into 30 languages. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband and two Maine Coon cats.