'Beautifully written and impeccably researched, Dreamland is a rollicking ride. The character of Peggy Batternberg is inspired by Peggy Guggenheim. ISBN: 9781839011757 Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm MEDIA REVIEWS Historical Fiction/Mystery 2.75 stars. 'This fast-paced, engrossing novel from Bilyeau.gives readers an up-close and personal view of New York’s Gilded Age.' ( Library Journal) Extravagant, intoxicating and thumping with suspense, bestselling Nancy Bilyeau’s magnificent Dreamland is a story of corruption, class and dangerous obsession.

Browse plot descriptions, book covers, genres, pseudonyms. 'Achingly believable.' ( Publishers Weekly) bookreview gwendalyn’sbooks thrdreamland tudorscribe endeavourquill dreamland blogtour. A complete list of all Nancy Bilyeaus books & series in order (8 books) (1 series). And as bodies begin to mount up amidst the sweltering clamor of Coney Island, it seems the powerful Batternbergs can get away with anything.even murder.Įxtravagant, intoxicating, and thumping with suspense, best-selling Nancy Bilyeau’s magnificent Dreamland is a story of corruption, class, and dangerous obsession. 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.ĭisapprove they may, but hidden behind their pomposity lurks a web of deceit, betrayal, and deadly secrets. The invitation to Coney Island is unwelcome. The year is 1911 when 20-year-old heiress Peggy Batternberg is invited to spend the summer in America’s Playground. Bilyeaus thrilling novel plunges deep into Dreamlands maze of pleasure and menace - Marlowe Benn, bestselling author of Relative Fortunes.

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