The Cure for Dreaming
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2016
Amulet Books (Verlag)
978-1-4197-1941-7 (ISBN)
Amulet Books (Verlag)
978-1-4197-1941-7 (ISBN)
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The gothic novel of a young suffragist who is hypnotized into seeing people's monstrous true natures, by Morris Award finalist Cat Winters, is now in paperback
Winters breathes new life into history once again with an atmospheric, vividly real story that includes archival photos and art from the period. Olivia Mead is a headstrong, independent girla suffragistin an age that prefers its females to be docile. Its 1900 in Oregon, and Olivias father, concerned that shes headed for trouble, convinces a stage mesmerist to try to hypnotise the rebellion out of her. But the hypnotist, an intriguing young man named Henri Reverie, gives her a terrible gift instead: shes able to see peoples true natures, manifesting as visions of darkness and goodness, while also unable to speak her true thoughts out loud. These supernatural challenges only make Olivia more determined to speak her mind and so shes drawn into a dangerous relationship with the hypnotist and his mysterious motives, all while secretly fighting for the rights of women.
Winters breathes new life into history once again with an atmospheric, vividly real story that includes archival photos and art from the period. Olivia Mead is a headstrong, independent girla suffragistin an age that prefers its females to be docile. Its 1900 in Oregon, and Olivias father, concerned that shes headed for trouble, convinces a stage mesmerist to try to hypnotise the rebellion out of her. But the hypnotist, an intriguing young man named Henri Reverie, gives her a terrible gift instead: shes able to see peoples true natures, manifesting as visions of darkness and goodness, while also unable to speak her true thoughts out loud. These supernatural challenges only make Olivia more determined to speak her mind and so shes drawn into a dangerous relationship with the hypnotist and his mysterious motives, all while secretly fighting for the rights of women.
Cat Winters is the author of In the Shadow of Blackbirds, which received three starred reviews and was a finalist for YALSA’s Morris Award for debut YA fiction. She grew up near Disneyland in Southern California. She now lives in Portland, Oregon, with her family. www.catwinters.com.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.03.2016 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 10 black-and-white archival images |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 213 x 143 mm |
| Gewicht | 400 g |
| Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre |
| Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre | |
| Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4197-1941-6 / 1419719416 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4197-1941-7 / 9781419719417 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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