{"product_id":"dream-girl-a-novel-isbn-9780062390097","title":"Dream Girl: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist Editors' Choice!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalled One of the Best Mystery Books by NPR, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, Crime Reads, \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel\u003c\/em\u003e, and Dublin City Library!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"With this tip of the hat to Stephen King's \u003cem\u003eMisery\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDream Girl \u003c\/em\u003eis funny and suspenseful, with a dread-worthy final twist.\" —\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My dream novel. I devoured this in three days. The sharpest, clearest-eyed take on our #MeToo reckoning yet. Plus: enthralling.\" —Megan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eDare Me\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fever\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing up on her acclaimed and wildly successful \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller \u003cem\u003eLady in the Lake\u003c\/em\u003e, Laura Lippman returns with a dark, complex tale of psychological suspense with echoes of \u003cem\u003eMisery\u003c\/em\u003e involving a novelist, incapacitated by injury, who is plagued by mysterious phone calls.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAubrey, the title character of Gerry Andersen’s most successful novel, \u003cem\u003eDream Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, is so captivating that Gerry’s readers insist she’s real. Gerry knows she exists only in his imagination. So how can Aubrey be calling Gerry, bed-bound since a freak fall? A virtual prisoner in his penthouse, Gerry is dependent on two women he barely knows: his incurious young assistant, and a dull, slow-witted night nurse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould the cryptic caller be one of his three ex-wives playing a vindictive trick after all these years? Or is she Margot, an ex-girlfriend who keeps trying to insinuate her way back into Gerry’s life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd why does no one believe that the call even happened?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsolated from the world, drowsy from medication, Gerry slips between reality and dreamlike memories: his faithless father, his devoted mother; the women who loved him, the women he loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow here is Aubrey, threatening to visit him, suggesting that Gerry owes her something. Is the threat real or a sign of dementia? Which scenario would he prefer? Gerry has never been so alone, so confused – and so terrified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then he wakes up to another nightmare—a woman’s dead body next to his bed—and the terrifying uncertainty of whether he is responsible.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“My dream novel. I devoured this in three days. The sharpest, clearest-eyed take on our #MeToo reckoning yet. Plus: enthralling.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMegan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author of Dare Me and The Fever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lippman never stops twisting the plot into a deliciously intricate pretzel, right up to the jaw-dropping finale. This is both a beguiling look at the mysteries of authorship and a powerful #MeToo novel, but that's only the tip of a devilishly jagged iceberg...\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lippman (\u003cem\u003eLady in the Lake\u003c\/em\u003e) nods at Stephen King and Alfred Hitchcock in this hair-raising tale, but makes it wholly hers and completely riveting. She conveys the horror of being housebound and reliant on strangers, as well as the fear of losing one’s mind. It’s a page-turning, plot-twisting masterpiece.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lippman’s sharp and timely thriller is a fast read, one that will surely please her many longtime devotees as well as attract new and enthusiastic fans.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“High tension fuels \u003cem\u003eDream Girl\u003c\/em\u003e while vividly illustrating the humiliation of being confined to a bed, having every bodily need tended by another... Edgar winner Lippman, who has won every mystery award, envelops witty dialogue, a complicated character and a complex plot in \u003cem\u003eDream Girl\u003c\/em\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sun-Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Perceptive, often amusing insights into a writer’s mind make this a standout. Lippman is in top form for this enticingly witty, multilayered guessing game.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It’s modern noir with a strong hint of Stephen King’s \u003cem\u003eMisery\u003c\/em\u003e. I absolutely loved her earlier novel \u003cem\u003eSunburn\u003c\/em\u003e. Her writing is very slick and intelligent noir.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Dream Girl \u003c\/em\u003ethe ideal cutting-edge, socially-conscious entertainment for late summer. . . . Packed with social criticism, satire, ghosts and narrative turns of the screw, Lippman's \u003cem\u003eDream Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is indeed a dream of a novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Dream Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is the darkly comic thriller of the season.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With this tip of the hat to Stephen King's \u003cem\u003eMisery\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDream Girl \u003c\/em\u003eis funny and suspenseful, with a dread-worthy final twist.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The gifted Ms. Lippman, in this tale of a talented cad who more or less gets what he deserves, shifts between passages hard-boiled and satirical. \u003cem\u003eDream Girl\u003c\/em\u003e offers a healthy dose of suspense and wittily skewers literary life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Positively humming with the vibrancy of a slew of crime-fiction authors during a high-energy drinking session, \u003cem\u003eDream Girl\u003c\/em\u003e shimmers with suspense, surprises, wry humor, and an ever-present stream of appreciations for the pleasures, frustrations, and oddities inherent in the life of a writer.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Socially conscious (the #MeToo movement makes a decisive entrance into the plot) and packed with humor, ghosts and narrative turns of the screw, Lippman’s \u003cem\u003eDream Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is indeed a dream of a novel for suspense lovers and fans of literary satire alike.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Laura Lippman is one of the best novelists working today, period. Seeing her name on the cover of a book is a guarantee of a highly satisfying reading experience...Laura Lippman is a major writer. If you don’t know her, there’s 25 books waiting for you.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A nicely shivery homage to Stephen King’s \u003cem\u003eMisery \u003c\/em\u003ewith an atmosphere all its own.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889715278053,"sku":"NP9780062390097","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062390097.jpg?v=1730231805","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/dream-girl-a-novel-isbn-9780062390097","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}