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Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults

Written by: Various
Narrated by: Joan Walker, Jonathan Keeble
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Publisher's Summary

Picked for World Book Night 2020.

The perfect listen to calm your mind in times of stress.

As recommended by RED magazine.

Introduced by Lucy Mangan.

Tales to soothe tired souls. A night time companion for frazzled adults, including calming stories and poems for a good night's sleep.

This cheering book of best loved short tales, extracts and poems will calm and restore an anxious mind before sleep.

A good night's sleep is essential for our well being and our health, but in our busy lives sleep is often poor and overlooked. Now is the time to stop a while and find consolation and wonder in other worlds where all is well and sleep just a page or two away.

From classic stories by Oscar Wilde, Guy de Maupassant and Katherine Mansfield, to friendly tales of our childhoods, to poetry that reminds us of the simple joys of life, this lovingly curated book will soothe a tired mind and gently carry you to the peaceful land of sleep.

So switch off, snuggle down and allow yourself to escape into new worlds and old; magical, mysterious and tender realms that will accompany you to your own sweet dreams.
©2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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What the critics say

"Hurrah for a book that draws us away from the cold blue light of the smart phone and into the soothing glow of poems, short stories and extracts." (The Simple Things magazine)

"Dreamy." (Stylist)

"Calm and restore an anxious mind before sleep...the most beautiful book that will, without a doubt, put you in the mood for some zzzzzs." (The Sun)

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not quite the storys I thought it would have.

just not my kind of book. tried a couple time just could not get into it.

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Jarring voice actor

The stories are nice, but I couldn’t fall asleep. One of the narrators has a very jarring voice which raises and lowers a lot. It’s hard to pick a volume that will be quiet enough when she emphasizes words and loud enough to hear the words in between. Not at all soothing or calming :(

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