9781538415689 - Bad Dreams and Other Stories by Hadley, Tessa (5 results)

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Audio Book (CD). Condition: New. Unabridged. Product Description The author of six critically acclaimed novels, Tessa Hadley has proven herself to be the champion of revealing the hidden depths in the deceptively simple. In these short stories it's the ordinary things that turn out to be most extraordinary: the history of a length of fabric or a forgotten jacket.Two sisters quarrel over an inheritance and a new baby; a child awake in the night explores the familiar rooms of her home, made strange by the darkness; a housekeeper caring for a helpless old man uncovers secrets from his past. The first steps into a turning point and a new life are made so easily and carelessly: each of these stories illuminate crucial moments of transition, often imperceptible to the protagonists.A girl accepts a lift in a car with some older boys; a young woman reads the diaries she discovers while housesitting. Small acts have large consequences, some that can reverberate across decades; private fantasies can affect other people, for better and worse. The real things that happen to people, the accidents that befall them, are every bit as mysterious as their longings and their dreams.Bad Dreams and Other Stories demonstrates yet again that Tessa Hadley ''puts on paper a consciousness so visceral, so fully realized, it heightens and expands your own. She is a true master'' (Lily King, author of Euphoria). About the Author Tessa Hadley is the award-winning author of six critically acclaimed novels, including The London Train, Clever Girl, and The Past. In 2016 she was awarded the Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction and the Hawthornden Prize. She is also the author of two short-story collections, both of which were New York Times Notable Books. She lives in London.Emma Gregory has enjoyed an extensive and varied career. Some of her many radio titles include The Diary Of Samuel Pepys, Don Quixote (with Paul Schofield), The Bell, In the Native State (with Peggy Ashcroft), Dombey and Son, The Quatermass Memoirs (with Andrew Keir), and Great Expectations. She has also recorded Shakespeare on CD for Riverrun Productions and the soundtrack of The Beggars Opera for the Royal Shakespeare Company. She works regularly as a voice-over artist for various companies, including the History and Biography channels.

Audio Book (CD). Condition: Good. Unabridged. Product Description The author of six critically acclaimed novels, Tessa Hadley has proven herself to be the champion of revealing the hidden depths in the deceptively simple. In these short stories it's the ordinary things that turn out to be most extraordinary: the history of a length of fabric or a forgotten jacket.Two sisters quarrel over an inheritance and a new baby; a child awake in the night explores the familiar rooms of her home, made strange by the darkness; a housekeeper caring for a helpless old man uncovers secrets from his past. The first steps into a turning point and a new life are made so easily and carelessly: each of these stories illuminate crucial moments of transition, often imperceptible to the protagonists.A girl accepts a lift in a car with some older boys; a young woman reads the diaries she discovers while housesitting. Small acts have large consequences, some that can reverberate across decades; private fantasies can affect other people, for better and worse. The real things that happen to people, the accidents that befall them, are every bit as mysterious as their longings and their dreams.Bad Dreams and Other Stories demonstrates yet again that Tessa Hadley ''puts on paper a consciousness so visceral, so fully realized, it heightens and expands your own. She is a true master'' (Lily King, author of Euphoria). About the Author Tessa Hadley is the award-winning author of six critically acclaimed novels, including The London Train, Clever Girl, and The Past. In 2016 she was awarded the Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction and the Hawthornden Prize. She is also the author of two short-story collections, both of which were New York Times Notable Books. She lives in London.Emma Gregory has enjoyed an extensive and varied career. Some of her many radio titles include The Diary Of Samuel Pepys, Don Quixote (with Paul Schofield), The Bell, In the Native State (with Peggy Ashcroft), Dombey and Son, The Quatermass Memoirs (with Andrew Keir), and Great Expectations. She has also recorded Shakespeare on CD for Riverrun Productions and the soundtrack of The Beggars Opera for the Royal Shakespeare Company. She works regularly as a voice-over artist for various companies, including the History and Biography channels.

Audio Book (CD). Condition: new.

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