Ergebnis für "Los Watson" in Magischer Realismus

A pause-resisting novel about a traveling salesman who arrives to sell dreams to a town rocked by a child's disappearance, both a thoughtful mediation on grief and a magical exploration of our innermost desires.

Adam, a successful young real estate investor, spends nearly two months in a coma after surviving a motorcycle accident. During his deep state of unconsciousness, Adam dreams up a whole new life - new friends, new clients, a hot new girlfriend. Adam does not wake just because it's morning. As a matter of fact, if it wasn't for his sister Julie waking him daily, he wouldn't wake up at all. Whenever he falls back asleep, Adam’s life in his comatose world continues to expand, and he finds himself confusing reality with his dream world whenever he is awake.

Kelly Whitely is at the height of her career, selling the latest miracle drug to doctors and pharmacies across the country. But concerns about the side effects have her longing for the day when she can quit her high-paying job and really focus on saving her marriage and teenage daughter. She keeps trying to talk to her husband, Daniel, about it, but every time she brings it up, he retreats further and further away from her.

When Gillian, David, and Michael each take the wrong suitcase from baggage claim, the airline directs them to retrieve their bags at a mysterious facility in a deserted part of the city. There, they meet the enigmatic Baggage Handler, who shows them there is more in their baggage than what they have packed, and carrying it with them is slowing them down in ways they can’t imagine. And they must deal with it before they can leave.

In this frolicking, adult Alice in Wonderland adventure, Robert attempts to communicate with his grieving wife from the afterlife. He stumbles upon the ability to enter the body of Murphy, their eight-year-old family boxer. The experience is overwhelming, but the challenge to communicate with Maria proves to be more difficult than expected.