{"product_id":"bad-dreams-and-other-stories-isbn-9780062476661","title":"Bad Dreams and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cem\u003e New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Past\u003c\/em\u003e once again \"crystallizes the atmosphere of ordinary life in prose somehow miraculous and natural\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e), in a collection of stories that elevate the mundane into the exceptional.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of six critically acclaimed novels, Tessa Hadley has proven herself to be the champion of revealing the hidden depths in the deceptively simple. In these short stories it’s the ordinary things that turn out to be most extraordinary: the history of a length of fabric or a forgotten jacket. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo sisters quarrel over an inheritance and a new baby; a child awake in the night explores the familiar rooms of her home, made strange by the darkness; a housekeeper caring for a helpless old man uncovers secrets from his past. The first steps into a turning point and a new life are made so easily and carelessly: each of these stories illuminate crucial moments of transition, often imperceptible to the protagonists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA girl accepts a lift in a car with some older boys; a young woman reads the diaries she discovers while housesitting. Small acts have large consequences, some that can reverberate across decades; private fantasies can affect other people, for better and worse. The real things that happen to people, the accidents that befall them, are every bit as mysterious as their longings and their dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBad Dreams and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates yet again that Tessa Hadley \"puts on paper a consciousness so visceral, so fully realized, it heightens and expands your own. She is a true master\" (Lily King, author of \u003cem\u003eEuphoria\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThe author of six critically acclaimed novels, Tessa Hadley has proved herself to be a champion of revealing the hidden depths in the deceptively simple. In these short stories, it’s the ordinary things that turn out to be the most extraordinary: the history of a length of fabric or a forgotten jacket. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo sisters quarrel over an inheritance and a new baby; a child awake in the night explores the familiar rooms of her home, made strange by the darkness; a housekeeper caring for a helpless old man uncovers secrets from his past. The first steps into a turning point and a new life are made so easily and carelessly: each of these stories illuminates crucial moments of transition often imperceptible to the protagonists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA girl accepts a lift in a car from some older boys; a young woman reads the diaries she discovers while housesitting. Small acts have large consequences, some that can reverberate across decades; private fantasies can affect other people, for better and worse. The real things that happen to people, the accidents that befall them, are every bit as mysterious as their longings and dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBad Dreams and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates yet again that Hadley “puts on paper a consciousness so visceral, so fully realized, it heightens and expands your own. She is a true master” (Lily King, author of \u003cem\u003eEuphoria\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“It is impossible to overstate how much I admire the work of Tessa Hadley; her mastery of the smallest gestures on the page is breathtaking and her ability to weave a symphonic whole time after time thrilling. Every story in this collection is beautiful, precise, expansive, and a joy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of The Nest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hadley is so insightful, such a lovely writer, that she pulls you right into the tangle of wires that connect and trip up the stressed siblings. She makes you feel for these imperfect people, want to scold them, and ultimately accept them as they are. Just like family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKim Hubbard, People, Book of the week, on The Past\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Tessa Hadley recruits admirers with each book. She writes with authority, and with delicacy: she explores nuance, but speaks plainly; she is one of those writers a reader trusts.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies, on The Past\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Compassionate and luminous, Hadley sees them all—or should I say, she sees us all: our travails, our fantasies, and our small joys.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“She is a true master.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLily King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Hadley] is finally getting her due as a miniaturist after the sharp heart of Alice Munro. . . . Hadley often breaks the tethers of the short form by telescoping time, either in description or in reveries that reproduce the pungency of our most important memories—and the insight that comes with their accumulation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Masterful…. Each story is more memorable than the next as Hadley seduces readers with a reassuring gentleness that craftily covers the steely danger that lies within each flawed and fragile relationship.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hadley’s genius and Gregory’s splendid performance have given us an audiobook that can be listened to over and over again.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post (Audio Edition)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Like Murakami, Tessa Hadley’s marvelous new collection, \u003cem\u003eBad Dreams and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e scrutinizes difficult, messy relationships. . . . Hadley demonstrates how brief, powerful relationships can forever change people. . . . Deliciously, Hadley’s characters also practice the art of deceit, unaware how stacked lies will eventually topple over onto them.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What Hadley’s stories share with Munro’s is an extraordinary ability to capture whole worlds — the hopes, disappointments, complexity and arc of characters’ lives — in concise prose that never feels rushed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeller McAplin, San Francisco Chronicle, on Married Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Quietly explosive short stories that reveal, with unsparing precision, the epic drama simmering beneath the mundanity of everyday life…. Achingly lovely, though never sentimental, Hadley’s collection renders common lives with exquisite grace.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Remarkably precise and perceptive…. In subtly insightful and observant prose, Hadley writes brilliantly of the words and gestures that pass unnoticed ‘in the intensity of [the] present’ but echo without cease.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Her meticulously observed, extraordinarily perceptive stories are as satisfying as Alice Munro’s. Yes, Hadley is that good…. Instantly immersive…. Unlike many short story writers, who serve up slices of life cut so thin you’re left craving more, Hadley offers both rich complexity and satisfying closure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeller McAlpin, NPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Marvelous…. Every situation captivates; every carefully chosen word rings true.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“These consummately crafted tales reveal Hadley’s unflinching audacity and her peerless gift for revealing ourselves as we are, not as we wish to be.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOprah.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888425464037,"sku":"NP9780062476661","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062476661.jpg?v=1730229061","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/bad-dreams-and-other-stories-isbn-9780062476661","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}