{"product_id":"9781399744164-dream-state","title":"Dream State","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'The Paper Palace meets Jonathan Franzen' Sunday Times Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA love triangle. A family story. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA book about the magnetic pull of friendship. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe transporting, immersive book of the summer: 'a book to lose yourself in' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐ An Oprah's Book Club pick\u003cbr\u003e⭐ An instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003cbr\u003e⭐ Book of the Year: \u003ci\u003eThe Times,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian, Woman \u0026amp; Home \u003c\/i\u003eand BBC\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Paper Palace \u003c\/i\u003emeets Jonathan Franzen' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times Style\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eA totally involving and moving literary page-turner' Clare Chambers, author of \u003ci\u003eShy Creatures\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Moving, funny and utterly engrossing'\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eI did not stop reading it for three days straight' Jessie Burton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Miniaturist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCece is in love. She has arrived early at her in-laws' beautiful lake house in Salish, Montana, to finish planning her wedding to Charlie, a cardiac anaesthesiologist with a brilliant future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Charlie asks Garrett, his best friend from college, to officiate the ceremony, Cece can't imagine anyone less appropriate for the task. After all, Garrett, a depressed baggage handler at the local airport, doesn't believe in marriage. But as she spends time with him and his gruff mask slips, she grows increasingly uncertain about her future, leading to an impulsive decision that will alter the three friends' lives forever - the events of that summer reverberating across fifty years and spanning generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore praise for \u003ci\u003eDream State\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The kind of book you don't want to put down' \u003cb\u003eOprah Winfrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A sprawling page-turner' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrazia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A transporting wonder. A rare pleasure' \u003cb\u003eRon Charles, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I can't think of another book I have annotated so heavily, underlining phrases on almost every page' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[A] brilliantly panoramic tale of family ties. Puchner tells his tale so compellingly, so engagingly, with such warmth and humor, that it's not until you set the book down that you can appreciate the brilliance of what he's done'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As funny as it is devastating. I haven't been this dazzled by a novel in a long time' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Expansive. explores how we might make meaning of our existence in the face of escalating loss'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[W]hat begins as a high-stakes love triangle tale transforms into an engrossing family saga, spanning 50 years. The magnetic pull between the three characters is enough to sustain a third plotline: the devastating effect of climate change on Montana and the life they have built there.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'I love a slightly oversized American novel, one that's going to take you on a journey' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Radio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56585132245366,"sku":"9781399744164","price":8.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_38090695_39cf6175-9d48-4d86-82cc-72c052b61ba4.jpg?v=1763688906","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399744164-dream-state","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}