Bedtime Stories for Grown-ups

By: Ben Holden

Narrated by: Ben Holden, Sandra Duncan, Luke Thompson, Gareth Armstrong, Esther Wane

There are few more precious routines than that of the bedtime story. So why do we discard this invaluable ritual as grown-ups to the detriment of our well-being and good health?
In this groundbreaking anthology, Ben Holden, editor of the bestselling Poems That Make Grown Men Cry, challenges how we think about life, a third of which is spent asleep. He deftly explores not only the science of sleep but also why we endlessly tell stories – even to ourselves, as we dream.
Holden combines his own illuminating storytelling with a treasure trove of timeless classics and contemporary gems. Poems and short stories, fairy tales and fables, reveries and nocturnes – from William Shakespeare to Haruki Murakami, Charles Dickens to Roald Dahl, Rabindranath Tagore to Nora Ephron, Vladimir Nabokov to Neil Gaiman – are all woven together to replicate the journey of a single night’s sleep.
Some of today’s greatest storytellers reveal their choice of the ideal grown-up bedtime story: writers such as Margaret Drabble, Ken Follett, Tessa Hadley, Robert Macfarlane, Patrick Ness, Tony Robinson and Warsan Shire.
Fold away your laptop and shut down your mobile phone. Curl up and crash out with the ultimate bedside book, one you’ll return to again and again. Full of laughter and tears, moonlight and magic, Bedtime Stories for Grown-ups joyfully provides the dream way to end the day – and begin the night . . .

What ???

OK I tried I tried and I tried again. White was the purpose of this collection? It is so bizarre and weird and I represent someone’s huge ego. Who are these people overdramatic over the top ridiculous stories. I really detested this experience

Not relaxing stories for sleep

If you’re looking for stories to listen to, so you can relax and fall sleep, this isn’t the book.

Frustrating

I like the stories but find it frustrating that they are not listed by name, only chapter numbers :(

Disappointed

I was looking forward to drifting off to sleep during this audio book but, no such luck. The stories are not relaxing and the narrators' voices are too harsh and not relaxing.

Tried something new

Don't know what I was expecting but this wasn't it. Waste of a credit. On to something else