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The Dream Peddler

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 “Astonishing . . . Explores the vast underground legacy of our own desires. This is the must-read book of the year.” —Rene Denfeld, bestselling author of The Child Finder

A richly imagined debut novel about a traveling salesman and the small town he changes forever

If someone offered you a magic elixir that could conjure any dream you wanted . . . would you take it?

Traveling salesmen like Robert Owens have passed through Evie Dawson’s town before, but none of them offered anything like what he has to sell: dreams, made to order, with satisfaction guaranteed.

Soon after he arrives, the community is shocked by the disappearance of Evie’s young son. The townspeople, shaken by the Dawson family’s tragedy and captivated by Robert’s subversive magic, begin to experiment with his dreams. And Evie, devastated by grief, turns to Robert for a comfort only he can sell her. But the dream peddler’s wares awaken in his customers their most carefully buried desires, and despite all his good intentions, some of them will lead to disaster.

Gorgeously told through the eyes of Evie, Robert, and a broad cast of fully realized characters, The Dream Peddler is an imaginative, moving novel of overcoming loss and reckoning with the longings we keep secret. Dream Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Magic Magical Realism Tear-jerking Winter
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I bought this after listening to the author talk about it on a podcast. She talked about having to rewrite a huge plot point because it was so disturbing, and basically said that the book was still shocking, but not as much as the initial version. I spent the whole book waiting for something big to happen, and... yeah. It could have been much bolder and probably better, sadly. The writing is beautiful though - some really nice descriptions.

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