{"product_id":"lucid-dreams-3","title":"Lucid Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003eA surreal and intimate novel about a disillusioned artist who, plagued by mysterious visions, must navigate a series of personal and existential crises that upend their way of life, by the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eBrown Girls.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eFresh off the success of their first novel, a writer – intense, ambitious, and increasingly embittered by the purpose of art – struggles with feelings of despair. Despite achieving their childhood dream, they find themself dissatisfied and despondent in a post-pandemic world that feels violent and unstable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eAmidst this turmoil, and a looming deadline for their second book, the writer tries and fails to create. Instead, they begin to experience strange hallucinatory visions. Enigmatic letters and sketches appear, written in handwriting that isn’t their own, followed by sightings of a mysterious figure, which blur the line between the narrator’s fiction and lived reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eThese challenges – psychological, artistic, spiritual – and the secrets the writer harbours, alienate them from their loved ones, their art, and themself. Despite forays into learning a heritage language, Tagalog, traveling abroad, and changing their look, the visions persist – until one fateful event, which draws the writer and the mysterious figure together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eWith her signature daring approach and evocative prose, Daphne Palasi Andreades explores immigration and modern womanhood in this wholly original novel. \u003cem\u003eLucid Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e examines how we find purpose, the nature of change, and the courage it takes to be fully alive today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57297004986712,"sku":"9780008478117","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780008478117.jpg?v=1780453844","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/lucid-dreams-3","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}