num_pages: 144
description: Taking childhood as his subject matter, The Daydreamer is Ian McEwan's first work of fiction that appeals to children as well as adults.In these seven interlinked stories the grown-up Peter reveals the secret journeys, metamorphoses and adventures of his childhood. Living somewhere between dream and reality, Peter experiences magical transformations. He swaps bodies with the family cat, with a baby and, in the final story, wakes up as a twelve-year-old inside a grown-up body and embarks on the adventure of falling in love.
language: English
title: The Daydreamer
titlecomplete: The Daydreamer
characters: Peter Fortune, Thomas Fortune, Viola Fortune, Kate Fortune
genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, Contemporary, British Literature, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Fantasy, Short Stories, School
ratings_count: 7473
publisher: Vintage