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The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9780241984734

  • Length: 454  Minutes

  • Dimensions: 142mm x 24mm x 140mm

  • Weight: 198g

  • RRP: £20.00

The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth written and read by William Boyd.

A philandering art dealer tries to give up casual love affairs - seeking only passionate kisses as a substitute. A man recounts his personal history through the things he has stolen from others throughout his life. A couple chart the journey of their five year relationship backwards, from awkward reunion to lovelorn first encounter. And, at the heart of the book, a 24-year old young woman, Bethany Mellmoth, embarks on a year-long journey of wishful and tentative self-discovery.

The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth depicts the random encounters that bring the past bubbling to the surface; the impulsive decisions that irrevocably shape a life; and the endless hesitations and loss-of-nerve that wickedly complicate it. These funny, surprising and moving stories are a resounding confirmation of Boyd's powers as one of our most original and compelling storytellers.

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9780241984734

  • Length: 454  Minutes

  • Dimensions: 142mm x 24mm x 140mm

  • Weight: 198g

  • RRP: £20.00

Reviews

  • He has probably written more classic books than any of his contemporaries

    Daily Telegraph

  • Boyd is a brilliant novelist

    Observer

  • William Boyd is a gifted chronicler of lives both enigmatic and artistic

    Mail on Sunday

  • One of Britain's best and best-loved storytellers

    Sunday Express

  • Boyd deals with heavy themes with the lightest touch. We're lucky to have him writing for us

    John Sutherland, The Times

  • Boyd is a gifted and intelligent story-teller

    Amanda Craig, Independent on Sunday

  • Boyd is as good as ever at capturing time and place, and at blurring the line between fact and fiction. A highly enjoyable read

    Daily Telegraph on 'Sweet Caress'

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About the Author

William Boyd

William Boyd is the author of one work of non-fiction, three collections of short stories and thirteen novels, including the bestselling historical spy thriller Restless – winner of the Costa Novel of the Year – and Any Human Heart, in which the character of Ian Fleming features. Among his other awards are the Whitbread First Novel Prize, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Jean Monnet. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2005, he was awarded the CBE. Born in Ghana in 1952, William Boyd spent much of his early life in West Africa. He now divides his time between the south-west of France and Chelsea, where he lives a stone’s throw from James Bond’s London address.

William Boyd

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