TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boyd, William,
TI  - The dreams of Bethany Mellmoth
SN  - 9780241295878
PY  - 2017///
CY  - London
PB  - Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books
KW  - Interpersonal relations
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Short stories
KW  - lcgft
N1  - The man who liked kissing women -- The road not taken -- Camp K 101 -- Humiliation -- Unsent letters -- The things I stole -- The diaries -- The dreams of Bethany Mellmoth -- The vanishing game: an adventure
N2  - 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
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