Elizabeth Berg reads from "The Dream Lover"

“With an eloquence of the heart worthy of her subject, Berg gives us a very human portrait of a 19th century legend who dared to live and speak freely.”--Nancy Horan, author of Loving Frank and Under the Wide and Starry Sky

The Dream Lover introduces us to Aurore Dupin as she is leaving her estranged husband, a loveless marriage, and her family’s estate in the French countryside, to start a new life in Paris. There, she renames herself George Sand and pursues her dream of becoming a writer, embracing an unconventional and even scandalous lifestyle.  

Illuminated by the story of the loves, passions, and fierce struggles of a woman who defied the confines of society, The Dream Lover features many of Sand’s famous lovers and friends including Frederic Chopin, Gustave Flaubert, Franz Liszt, Eugene Delacroix, Victor Hugo, Marie Dorval, Alfred de Musset, and more.  Considered one of the most gifted geniuses of her time, Sand welcomes fame as she fights to overcome heartbreak and prejudice, the pain of her childhood, and the disturbing relationships with her mother and daughter.

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Elizabeth Berg is the author of many bestselling novels, including Open House, an Oprah’s Book Club selection, Talk Before Sleep, The Pull of the Moon, Tapestry of Fortunes, The Last Time I Saw You, Home Safe, The Year of Pleasures, and Dream When You’re Feeling Blue.  Her work has been translated into twenty-seven languages. She divides her time between Chicago and San Francisco.