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2000s: Grafton works in local radio, but he’s always dreamt of being a ‘real’ journalist
The Sleepless
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Grafton is a single dad who works in local radio, but he’s always dreamt of being a ‘real’ journalist. When he gets a whiff of a story – a Scottish commune whose residents believe that sleep is a social construct – he decides to investigate… something tells him ‘the Sleepless’ might finally provide answers about his wife, Liz, who abandoned him and their son Isaac for a similar cult in India. But as Grafton is drawn deeper into the world of the Sleepless, Liz reconnects with Isaac on their own journey to the commune. As more extreme and dangerous measures are enforced to maintain the community’s sleeplessness, Grafton finds himself racing to rescue not only himself, but also his son…
Travel Guide
Scottish Highlands and Isle of Mull
Kilchoan
The author says:
“The distances between the key locations on that ‘map’ in my mind – holiday chalets to Ferry Stores to ferry terminal – were all a little different than what I’d remembered from my wanderings as a ten- or eleven-year-old. I’d shortened some and elongated others. The Kilchoan I’d constructed in the novel – the one the Sleepless disciples terrorise and, to a certain extent, destroy – was both the village of my childhood memories and a slightly skewed, partly fictionalised version of it. And I realised that was perfect, because I could let the unhinged cult members run riot, safe in the knowledge that the real Kilchoan waits there, unspoilt, awaiting my next visit.”
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BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Sleepless
Destination/Location: Scottish Highlands, Kilchoan Author: Liam Bell Departure: 2000s
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