{"product_id":"dream-state-oprahs-book-club-isbn-9780593687789","title":"Dream State: Oprah's Book Club","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER • OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK • “The story of relationships built and broken, mistakes inherited and repeated, and the beauty of trying again….already one of the year’s best.” –\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCece is in love. She has arrived early at her future in-laws’ lake house in Salish, Montana, to finish planning her wedding to Charlie, a young doctor with a brilliant life ahead of him. Charlie has asked Garrett, his best friend from college, to officiate the ceremony, though Cece can’t imagine anyone more ill-suited for the task—an airport baggage handler haunted by a tragedy from his and Charlie’s shared past. But as Cece spends time with Garrett, his gruff mask slips, and she grows increasingly uncertain about her future. And why does Garrett, after meeting Cece, begin to feel, well, human again? As a contagious stomach flu threatens to scuttle the wedding, and Charlie and Garrett’s friendship is put to the ultimate test, Cece must decide between the life she’s dreamed of and a life she’s never imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe events of that summer have long-lasting repercussions, not only on the three friends caught in its shadow but also on their children, who struggle to escape their parents’ story. Spanning fifty years and set against the backdrop of a rapidly warming Montana, \u003ci\u003eDream State\u003c\/i\u003e explores what it means to live with the mistakes of the past—both our own and the ones we’ve inherited.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with humor, precision, and enormous heart, both a love letter and an elegy to the American West, \u003ci\u003eDream State\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrillingly ambitious ode to the power of friendship, the weird weather of marriage, and the beauty of impermanence.\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's Paperbacks to Read in January • One of NPR's Books We Love • One of BBC's Best Books of 2025 • One of Lit Hub's Favorite Books of 2025 • One \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e' (UK) Best Books of 2025 • One of \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of the Year • One of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A transporting wonder…Puchner’s manipulation of time is among his novel’s most magical elements….We book reviewers don’t get to say much about endings, but Puchner’s final chapter is one of the most touching and satisfying I’ve read in years.” \u003cb\u003e—Ron Charles, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Expansive… explores how we might make meaning of our existence in the face of escalating loss.” \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—The New Yorker \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fresh, wise, funny, and compassionate….Cinematic from the outset, \u003ci\u003eDream State\u003c\/i\u003e opens (just as if a circular lens were unscrewing) upon a beloved old family homestead, site of a doomed wedding—descriptions so warm and attentive, a reader can’t help falling in head first….\u003ci\u003eDream State\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful feast, and feat.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e —Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDream State \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel you should read… Puchner writes about families and relationships as well as any writer I can think of… a powerful reading experience. —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDream State\u003c\/i\u003e is a colossus: a vast, bright behemoth of a book, panoramic as the Montana skyline. A brilliant...tale of family ties…wrenching…he tells his tale so compellingly, so engagingly, with such warmth and humor, that it’s not until you set the book down that you can appreciate the breadth and brilliance of what he’s done.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fresh spin on the [marriage] plot….A thoughtful meditation on the seismic impact of small decisions on human and earthly conditions. It couldn’t be more timely.” \u003cb\u003e—Elisabeth Egan, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The story of relationships built and broken, mistakes inherited and repeated, and the beauty of trying again…already one of the year’s best.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A moving, psychologically acute, formally surprising family saga…Sprawling and elegant…both old-fashioned and bracingly inventive.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e*starred review*\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDream State\u003c\/i\u003e is a delight…An exquisitely rendered novel about the vagaries of fate, and friendship, and love.” \u003cb\u003e—Alice McDermott, National Book Award winner and author of \u003ci\u003eAbsolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A masterpiece. \u003ci\u003eDream State\u003c\/i\u003e is a glittering, evocative achievement.” \u003cb\u003e—Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Orphan Master’s Son\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Filled to the brim with life, \u003ci\u003eDream State\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonder of character and craft.” \u003cb\u003e—Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLess \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLess is Lost\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lush, immersive, devastating, and stunningly alive, \u003ci\u003eDream State\u003c\/i\u003e did the thing the very best novels do: pulled me relentlessly into its characters, its setting, concerns, losses, and triumphs, only to let me loose again with a sharper, clearer vision of the world outside.” \u003cb\u003e—Lynn Steger Strong, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Float Test\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“[Puchner’s] novel overflows with both meaning and intriguing plot, layer by layer, year by year….Don’t miss \u003ci\u003eDream State\u003c\/i\u003e, whose memorable characters leave readers with plenty to contemplate about life’s most vital aspects.” –\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e*\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Masterfully built.” \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDream State\u003c\/i\u003e deals with [climate change] cleverly and sensitively, allowing it to bubble under the surface of the action until its inconveniences start to look like disasters. . . .On the sentence level, Puchner’s writing is almost flawless. . . .Moving, funny and utterly engrossing.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Funny and wild; some of the most beautiful writing that I have ever read.” \u003cb\u003e—Matthew Klam, author of \u003ci\u003eWho Is Rich?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Eric Puchner has populated his engrossing and deeply affecting novel with characters so complicated and sympathetic that we want--we need--to know how their lives will turn out, and what will happen to the glorious and fragile landscape they inhabit.” \u003cb\u003e—Francine Prose, author of \u003ci\u003eMister Monkey\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Eric Puchner’s \u003ci\u003eDream State \u003c\/i\u003edelivers everything I want in a novel: a love triangle, a moving friendship story, a delicious setting (including some of the best skiing scenes I’ve ever read in my life) and rumination about how we search for meaning in our lives…an absolute masterpiece.” \u003cb\u003e—Elin Hilderbrand, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Couple\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSwan Song\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dream State is a gorgeous exploration of time, grief, love, and the way that the commitments we make turn us into the people we become…brilliant.” \u003cb\u003e—Danielle Evans, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Office of Historical Corrections\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDream State\u003c\/i\u003e explores several monumental themes—love, family, identity, human transience, climate change—but always with a scrupulous attention to the fate of individuals, and always with a powerful sense of intimate connection. . .a remarkable achievement.” \u003cb\u003e—Andrew Motion, UK Poet Laureate 1999-2009\u003c\/b\u003eERIC PUCHNER is the author of the story collection \u003ci\u003eMusic Through the Floor\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award; the novel \u003ci\u003eModel Home\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the PEN\/Faulkner Award in Fiction; and a second short story collection, \u003ci\u003eLast Day on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. His short stories and personal essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, Best American Short Stories, and more. He has received an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is an associate professor in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and lives in Baltimore with his wife, the novelist Katharine Noel, and their two children.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233114894565,"sku":"NP9780593687789","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593687789.jpg?v=1767725691","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/dream-state-oprahs-book-club-isbn-9780593687789","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}