Bedtime Stories for Grownups, Ben Holden
Bedtime Stories for Grownups, Ben Holden
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Bedtime Stories for Grown-ups

Author: Ben Holden

Narrator: Ben Holden, Sandra Duncan, Luke Thompson, Gareth Armstrong, Esther Wane

Unabridged: 12 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/23/2017

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

There are few more precious routines than that of the bedtime story. So why do we discard this invaluable ritual as grown-ups to the detriment of our well-being and good health?
In this groundbreaking anthology, Ben Holden, editor of the bestselling Poems That Make Grown Men Cry, challenges how we think about life, a third of which is spent asleep. He deftly explores not only the science of sleep but also why we endlessly tell stories – even to ourselves, as we dream.
Holden combines his own illuminating storytelling with a treasure trove of timeless classics and contemporary gems. Poems and short stories, fairy tales and fables, reveries and nocturnes – from William Shakespeare to Haruki Murakami, Charles Dickens to Roald Dahl, Rabindranath Tagore to Nora Ephron, Vladimir Nabokov to Neil Gaiman – are all woven together to replicate the journey of a single night’s sleep.
Some of today’s greatest storytellers reveal their choice of the ideal grown-up bedtime story: writers such as Margaret Drabble, Ken Follett, Tessa Hadley, Robert Macfarlane, Patrick Ness, Tony Robinson and Warsan Shire.
Fold away your laptop and shut down your mobile phone. Curl up and crash out with the ultimate bedside book, one you’ll return to again and again. Full of laughter and tears, moonlight and magic, Bedtime Stories for Grown-ups joyfully provides the dream way to end the day – and begin the night . . .

About Ben Holden

Ben Holden is a writer and film producer. He lives in London and studied English at Merton College, Oxford. With his father Anthony, Ben edited the bestselling Poems That Make Grown Men Cry and Poems That Make Grown Women Cry.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Eleanor on October 03, 2019

A book I have been dipping into over several months in between other books. A very enjoyable collection of short stories, poems and some extracts from novels also.......more

Goodreads review by Karen on October 21, 2016

The older I've become and the less sleep I get due to health issues, the more I have become obsessed with night-time and all things sleep related, so when I read the blurb for this book it sounded perfect - and it was!! This book explores the many aspects connected to sleeping, such as the traditions......more

Goodreads review by Jo-Ann on November 04, 2016

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Goodreads review by Danielle on April 21, 2020

I brought this because it was a beautiful hardcover that was half price. My favourite stories are: The Moth and the Star The Tale of King Yunan and the Sage Duban The mouse, the Bird and the Sausage She Frequented Cementaries Dual Balls The Message My favourite Poetry was: An Irishman Forsees his Death......more

Goodreads review by Aidan on March 10, 2017

A quirky book containing something for everyone. It is a little bitty and disjointed and the short stories are of varying range and quality. Nevertheless it was an easy and overall a worthwhile read.......more