Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
The Book of Dreams
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
15 posts | 20 read | 30 to read
The next novel from Nina George, author of the blockbuster bestsellers The Little Paris Bookshop and The Little French Bistro, about the spaces between lives and realities and loves both lost and coming home When Henri ends up in a coma after rescuing a young girl from the Thames, his ex-girlfriend, Eddie, discovers that she is listed as Henri's next-of-kin in his living will. While Henri lies in a hospital bed, he fitfully revisits the boyhood he spent with his beloved grandfather, who fed him a steady diet of Breton fish and fairy tales. Meanwhile, Sam, Henri's sensitive teenage son with whom Henri never had a relationship--Henri was in love with his mother, but too afraid of love to make the relationship work--has never seen his father alive, other than in Henri's reportages or the video of him heroically saving a girl from drowning. Yet, Sam has a more profound connection with his father than most children of his age. Sam and Eddie, each previously unaware of the other, slowly begin to carve out an unexpected and powerful friendship. But when Sam is on his way to meet his father for the first time, tragedy strikes. Full of rich, captivating characters, and in placing the serious questions of life and death alongside a wonderful and engrossing story, The Book of Dreams asks with grace and gravitas what we will truly find meaningful in our lives after we are gone.
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
blurb
Sharpeipup
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
post image

Thought I‘d read outside but I‘m too distracted by this perfect weather!

33 likes1 stack add
review
SolitaryBookLover
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
post image
Pickpick


The story centres around Henri, his son Samuel and ex-lover Edwina. Henri has never met Samuel and many years ago spawned Edwina‘s love. It is on his way to rectify one of these relationships that he is hit by a car and enters a comatose state.
Death is something that is very much at the forefront of my experiences lately and this book makes us consider the choices we make everyday about who we are and what path we are on.

review
sophierayton
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
post image
Pickpick

This was a complicated book for me. There were parts I really liked and parts I didn't like at all. It would probably make for a good book club discussion.

review
tmitchmcdermid
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
Pickpick

I rooted for the best possible outcome as I worked my way through the pages of this very moving book. And… yet…. I can't quite put my finger on it… it just falls a bit flat. Perhaps Nina George is trying to accomplish too much with this work.

I liked this book and was appropriately moved by it. The story raises interesting questions in a moving way, and I'd recommend this book to those who wonder about the 'in-between'. #booked2019

review
S3V3N
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
post image
Mehso-so

Meh. The title says it all. It was a book of dreams. I may have liked it more if it wasn't long and drawn out.

review
JennyM
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
post image
Pickpick

Heartbreakingly sad, The Book Of Dreams asks us about what it means to love in light of our own mortality. The author‘s post-script was a wonderful touch, and added to the poignancy. It reminded me a little of Backman and his ability to hit you in the feels with a simple sentence. I really enjoyed it.

BooknerdsLife Beautiful review! Saw this book around but no idea what it‘s about! Just put it on my TBR 🤗 all thanks to you 🤣👍🏼 5y
JennyM @BooknerdsLife I hope you enjoy it, Eliza! I nearly didn‘t pick it up, but kept seeing it around and, well, the cover was pretty 😂 For me it was a case of right book, right time 😘. 5y
BooknerdsLife @JennyM Thank you 😁 Hahaa & I was so proud I didn‘t give in to the pretty cover ...guess not anymore 😅🙈 Happy you enjoyed it at the right time 🤗 5y
66 likes3 stack adds3 comments
blurb
JennyM
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
post image

💛

RaimeyGallant Lovely. Is that a quote from the book? 5y
JennyM @RaimeyGallant it is - I could quote from it all day. Beautifully written and the perfect book for me right now 5y
60 likes2 comments
blurb
WanderingBookaneer
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
post image

A sleepy #YetiCat snuggles next to @BookishMarginalia ‘s library book. #CatsOfLitsy

blurb
JennyM
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
post image

Oh, the #imaginaryplaces we go to in our sleep 💤

On my June TBR. #wanderingjune

Cinfhen Sounds like it has potential to be an #InfiniteTissueRead 5y
JennyM @Cinfhen I think it might be 😢 5y
GlassAsDiamonds LOVE that cover!!! 😻😻😻😻 5y
See All 7 Comments
JennyM @GlassAsDiamonds that may have played a large part in me getting this from the library. It‘s beautiful! 5y
Kalalalatja That might be one of the prettiest covers I have ever seen 😍 5y
JennyM @Kalalalatja it‘s so pretty. It‘s also nearly Monday and new job day for you! Hope it goes well and you have a restful Sunday in preparation. Will be thinking of you 😘🤗 5y
Kalalalatja Thank you! I have just woken up and have a whole day of good things planned - some audiogardening on my balcony, running, reading and relaxing, so hopefully I‘ll be fully charged for tomorrow ☺️🤞 5y
80 likes1 stack add7 comments
blurb
Tashreads
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
post image

This was a complete #coverbuy for me, but it sounds heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time. ⁣

review
j9brown
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
post image
Pickpick

This was truly wonderful. Full of beautiful imagery and intense emotions. It explores life and death and what's in between, and all the different paths our lives can take based on one choice or just one sentence. Highly recommend.

Won from a #goodreads giveaway

KatieDid927 Love it! 6y
48 likes5 stack adds1 comment
blurb
Graciouswarriorprincess
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
post image

Thank you #Goodreads for the ARC.

julesG It looks much more interesting in the English edition. 6y
Graciouswarriorprincess @julesG. I am anxious to read it. 6y
54 likes2 comments
review
3HeartsAndAWish
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
Pickpick

Beautifully written book about alternate life paths and ultimate happiness. Loved the characters and writing style. Thank you #penguinrandomhouse and #ninageorge for the ARC.

blurb
Tanzy13
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
post image

A revelatory, urgently human story that examines what we consider serious and painful alongside light and whimsy, THE BOOK OF DREAMS is a tender meditation on memory, liminality, and empathy, asking with grace and gravitas what we will truly find meaningful in our lives once we are gone.

59 likes5 stack adds
blurb
Birdsong28
The Book of Dreams | Nina George
post image

Look what is on #Netgalley to request.

#BookOfDreams

Insightsintobooks I got approved for that one, haven't started it yet though. 6y
37 likes1 stack add1 comment