Drops of Midnight

In the dark alleys and gaslit pubs of lower London you can buy almost anything - including dreams. Here you can purchase small glass bottles offering tales stolen from the subconscious. Taste the longing and regret of a woman escaping her father's fate and trying to live up to his memory. Experience the dreams of a child trapped in a coma, needing to fly. Feel the pain and nobility of a dreamer living through the Holocaust; or a general on the eve of battle. Some dreams are surreal encounters, like meeting a faded celebrity; others are dark nightmares, like a demon torturing a man for his past. One woman daydreams of a lost loved one; another man makes a bargain that may cost him his dreams. Sample a bottle of stoen dreams - twelve stories spanning time and place from writers expliring daydreams and ngihtmares. Be careful which one you open ...

Year

2012

Language

English

Publisher

[publisher not identified]

Editions

1

Pages

185

ISBN

9781475154870

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