{"product_id":"the-daydreamer-9780385498050","title":"The Daydreamer","description":"\u003cb\u003eA delightful literary foray for adults and children alike, from the inexhaustible imagination of the Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAtonement\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As far-fetched and funny as anything by Roald Dahl.\"\u003ci\u003e --Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Daydreamer\u003c\/i\u003e marks yet another imaginative departure for Ian McEwan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss Ian McEwan's new novel, \u003ci\u003eLessons\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385498050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.15w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e20064 \/ Daydreamer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ian McEwan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43433806987445,"sku":"9780385498050","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c8c5be5c-cdd6-4718-987a-89761532ecb6.jpg?v=1703569634","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-daydreamer-9780385498050","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}