{"product_id":"dream-state-9781399744126","title":"Dream State","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e 🏖 THE BOOK OF THE SUMMER 🏖\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Oprah''s Book Club pick and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e''\u003ci\u003eThe Paper Palace \u003c\/i\u003emeets Jonathan Franzen'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times Style,\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Moving, funny and utterly engrossing''\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times, \u003c\/i\u003eFive Reads for the Beach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A book to lose yourself into'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, Summer Reads\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMore praise for \u003ci\u003eDream State\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ⭐  One of the 12 best books of 2025 for \u003ci\u003eBBC Culture \u003c\/i\u003e ⭐  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003eSummer Reads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eA totally involving and moving literary page-turner'' \u003cb\u003eClare Chambers, author of \u003ci\u003eShy Creatures\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eI loved \u003ci\u003eDream State. \u003c\/i\u003eI did not stop reading it for three days straight'' \u003cb\u003eJessie Burton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Miniaturist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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, Summer Reads\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","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019768398167,"sku":"9781399744126","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399744126.jpg?v=1750781229","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dream-state-9781399744126","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}