even murder.Įxtravagant, intoxicating, and thumping with suspense, bestselling Nancy Bilyeau's magnificent Dreamlandis a story of corruption, class, and dangerous obsession. And as bodies begin to mount up amidst the sweltering clamor of Coney Island, it seems the powerful Batternbergs can get away with anything. Disapprove they may, but hidden behind their pomposity lurks a web of deceit, betrayal, and deadly secrets.
Despite hailing from one of America's richest families, Peggy would much rather spend the summer working at the Moonrise Bookstore than keeping up appearances with New York City socialites and her snobbish, controlling family.īut soon it transpires that the hedonism of Coney Island affords Peggy the freedom she has been yearning for, and it's not long before she finds herself in love with a troubled pier-side artist of humble means, whom the Batternberg patriarchs would surely disapprove of. The invitation to Coney Island is unwelcome. The year is 1911 when twenty-year-old heiress Peggy Batternberg is invited to spend the summer in America's Playground. 'Nancy Bilyeau's passion for history infuses her books' - Alison Weir 'Bilyeau's thrilling novel plunges deep into Dreamland's maze of pleasure and menace' - Marlowe Benn, bestselling author of Relative Fortunes 'Bilyeau is at the height of her talents in the immersive and gripping Dreamland' - Heather Webb, USA Today bestselling author 'A marvelous book!' - Ellen Marie Wiseman, bestselling author of What she Left Behind and The Life she was Given 'Beautifully written and impeccably researched, Dreamland is a rollicking ride.' - Fiona Davis, bestselling author of The Chelsea Girls gives readers an up-close and personal view of New York's Gilded Age' - Library Journal 'This fast-paced, engrossing novel from Bilyeau. 'Achingly believable' - Publishers Weekly
***Now available to pre-order: The Fugitive Colours, the highly anticipated follow-up to the sweeping historical thriller The Blue.
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