Fever Dream by Schweblin, Samanta - 2014

US: Oneworld Publications, 2014. Paperback. Like New. SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2017 Tightly wound and full of dread, Fever Dream is a chilling tale of maternal love and environmental catastrophe, from an Argentinian literary star 'The book I wish I had written' Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women and Anim al A young woman named Amanda lies dying in a remote Argentinian hospital. A b oy named David sits beside her. She's not his mother. He's not her child. At David's ever more insistent prompting, Amanda recounts a series of event s from the apparently recent past, a conversation that opens a chest of hor rors. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, toxins, and the power and desperation of family. A chilling tale of maternal anxiety and ecological menace, Fever Dream is a modern classic. Samanta Schweblin's unforgettable debut is a prescient war ning about our manipulation of the natural world, and an unforgettable exer cise in literary suspense. 'A gloriously creepy fable' Guardian, 'Best Fiction of 2017'.