"A delightful literary foray for adults and children alike, from the inexhaustible imagination of Booker Prize-winning, best-selling author Ian McEwan. In these seven exquisitely interlinked episodes, the grown-up protagonist Peter Fortune reveals the secret journeys, metamorphoses, and adventures of his childhood. Living somewhere between dream and reality, Peter experiences fantastical transformations: he swaps bodies with the wise old family cat; exchanges existences with a cranky infant; encounters a very bad doll who has come to life and is out for revenge; and rummages through a kitchen drawer filled with useless objects to discover some not-so-useless cream that actually makes people vanish. Finally, he wakes up as an eleven-year-old inside a grown-up body and embarks on the truly fantastic adventure of falling in love. Moving, dreamlike, and extraordinary, The Daydreamer marks yet another imaginative departure for Ian McEwan."

This is a great book for children, but it's a interesting read for adults as well. A reminder of a simpler time when our imaginations were wilder that they are today. I especially liked "The Bully", where Peter muses about the possibility that his life is but a dream in his head and then deals with the school bully accordingly. It also deals with the passing of a pet quite nicely in "Tha Cat".

This was my first book of 2021 and it was a good one. I hope you enjoy it.

Thanks a lot!
Sorry to journal this so late - it was waiting for me in my office, hadn't been there for a while.

Brilliant! I love it. I wish McEwan would write more of this kind. Or any kind.
It's one of those rare children's books that are great for adults too. Or maybe it's one of those rare adults' books that are great for children too.
I never liked dolls, didn't play with them when I was a kid. Good decision, they cannot be trusted I know now. But I always wondered what my stuffed animals were doing when I wasn't around.

This book is hitching a ride with a wishlist tag...
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Arrived today, together with a bunch of labels and stickers. A very generous tag.
I like the title already as I consider myself a daydreamer 😊
Thank you. I truly appreciate it.