The Daydreamer

Name: The Daydreamer
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Ian McEwan
ISBN: 9781440798146

Author: Ian McEwan

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 2 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/06/2008

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Internationally best-selling author and Booker Prize winner Ian McEwan presents his first book for children-The Daydreamer. Peter Fortune is unlike most kids his age. In fact, he's different from everybody else in the world. Peter has the amazing ability to make his daydreams come true. A captivating narration from Simon Prebble brings McEwan's imaginative and adventurous story to vivid life for listeners of all ages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy

Delightful, delicious stories that appeal equally to adults and kids. Ian McEwan’s young protagonist, Peter Fortune, has a daydreaming habit—much the way most writers do or did in childhood. And every chapter is a daydreaming adventure. They are funny, moving, and impeccably written stories. The app......more

Goodreads review by Luca

ENGLISH (The Daydreamer) / ITALIANO The school duties of my daughter, 9 years old, for the Christmas break included, this year, also a book of her choice to read. I suggested her "The Daydreamer" (or the art of mastering the imagination). It was fun to hear her call me once in a while, saying: "DO YO......more

Goodreads review by Kevin

When a novel starts out rather dreadfully but gradually and steadily improves I am never really sure if it is the author who is finding their footing or if it is me who is subconsciously lowering my expectations. Children’s books aren’t McEwen’s usual stock and trade and it shows. His early chapters......more