A Dream Life by Claire Messud

A Dream Life by Claire Messud

A jewel of a novel by New York Times-bestselling author Claire Messud When the Armstrong family moves from New York at the dawn of the 1970s, Australia feels, to Alice Armstrong, like the end of the earth. Residing in a grand manor on the glittering Sydney Harbour, her family finds their life has turned upside down. As she navigates this strange new world, Alice must weave an existence from its shimmering mirage. Lies and self-deception are at the heart of this keenly observed story. This is a sharp, biting, and playful tale with a cast of unscrupulous characters adrift in a dream life of their own making. Written with the characteristic delicacy of touch, humor, and emotional insight that make Claire Messud one of our greatest writers. “A novelist of unnerving talent.” —The New York Times Book Review “[Messud is] among our greatest contemporary writers.” —The New Yorker “A perfect frolic of a book, puffed on breezes of beauty and wit: it waltzes you through a little fear, a little darkness, and tips you out, refreshed and laughing, into the sun.” —Helen Garner

"Witty, arch and acutely observed, A Dream Life expertly captures the excruciating insecurities of class in our supposedly classless society" Geraldine Brooks, author, March and People of the Book
"A perfect frolic of a book, puffed on breezes of beauty and wit: it waltzes you through a little fear, a little darkness, and tips you out, refreshed and laughing, into the sun." Helen Garner, author, The Spare Room
"A novelist of unnerving talent." The New York Times on Claire Messud
"Among our greatest contemporary writers" The New Yorker on Claire Messud
"This strangely charming novella the focus is on family and class dynamics and the style and point of view are sweet and sharp by turns, like a Granny Smith apple." Kerryn Goldsworthy, The Sydney Morning Herald

Claire Messud was born in 1966 in the United States. She received her education at Yale and Cambridge. When the World Was Steady, a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Prize in 1996, and The Last Life, a well appreciated novel that has been translated into multiple languages, are two of her novels.

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ISBN 13	9781649697295
ISBN 10	1649697295
Title	A Dream Life
Author	Claire Messud
Series	Short Books By Great Women Writers Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Tablo Publishing
Year published	2022-01-15
Number of pages	136
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.