Maggie's Dream
by Leslie Tall Manning
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Pub Date Sep 13 2017 | Archive Date Feb 14 2018
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Description
When World War II drags Maggie Lerner’s husband off to Europe, Maggie joins the workforce as one of America’s Rosies. Though she savors her freedom, she is haunted by a dream that leads her to believe something terrible will happen to her husband.
After the war, Sam returns home unscathed, and Maggie, who once again takes her place as a doctor’s wife, believes the dream will disappear. Instead, it evolves into an all-consuming world where Maggie is admired for her strength; where she can have whatever she wishes. Resenting her conventional life, she willingly surrenders to the temptation of imagined perfection.
But all is not as it seems. Beneath the dream’s flawless surface, a monster lies in wait.
In an era of post-war feminism and the latest in psychoanalysis, Maggie will need to confront this evil—whether real or imagined—before it destroys both her worlds.
Advance Praise
A fun ride and an imaginative journey both into the past and to a fantastical—and dangerous—land outside our reality
A fun ride and an imaginative journey both into the past and to a fantastical—and dangerous—land outside our reality
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9780996130684 |
| PRICE | $2.99 (USD) |
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Amy W, Reviewer
Thank you to the author/publisher and netgalley for a free copy of MAGGIE'S DREAM in exchange for an honest review.
What a unique read this one was for me. It takes place in the 50's, where Maggie is working in a factory while her sweetheart, a physician is away in the war. She takes tranquilizers to help her sleep while he is away and it leads her down the path of a repetitive dream. As she gets deeper into this dream she struggles with deciphering the difference between reality and her dream world. Can a therapist help her separate reality from fiction, or will it end up ruining her life and her marriage?
While this book definitely had a psychological aspect to it, I found it encompassed a historical fiction feel because of the decade it takes place in and a fantasy aspect because of the dreamworld she spends so much time in. It was an unusual read for me. I am not sure I was able to connect to any of the characters as much as I would have liked and because it was meant to be a bit cryptic I felt like I was reading from the outside looking in, rather than becoming completely absorbed by it. I wanted so much to like it more than I did because because I enjoyed the historical aspect of it, but there was just something missing for me. The ending had an interesting twist and I think that is what somewhat saved it for me. 3.5 stars on this one.
Debbie L, Reviewer
Absolutely brilliant!
History, psychology, and fantasy all rolled into one. It's a book that you'll want to read more than once and start it all over again once you've finished.
Liliyana S, Reviewer
A unique POV tale that not only looks at Maggie's life from the outside but her thoughts as she deals with each obstacle that she's forced to hurdle. What would you do if your dreams made you believe your husband, shipped off to war would come to harm? What happens when it doesn't come to be but expands within your mind taking over everything? Would you succumb to the temptation of an inner life that's better than your outer life?
Heather K, Reviewer
I really enjoyed the ever increasing fear in this book. The fear of the dream starts slow and then when Maggie thinks it has left her it comes back again only stronger. An engrossing look at what might be a psychological breakdown, an overactive imagination or something far more ominous.
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