Lincoln's Dreams

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Lincolns Dreams is a John W. Campbell Memorial Award-winning novel by Connie Willis.

The novel tells the story of young history researcher Jeff, who works for a Civil War novelist. He meets Annie, a troubled young woman who is having Robert E. Lee's dreams. Together they set out to discover the reason for her vivid nightmares.

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Tropes:

• A Father to His Men - Robert E. Lee.
• All Psychology Is Freudian - Jeff's old college roommate Richard keeps coming up with far-fetched theories to explain Annie's dreams.
• The American Civil War
• Cool Horse - Traveller, Robert E. Lee's trustworthy stallion.
• Ill Girl
• Parental Substitute - Broun to Jeff.
• Recurring Dreams - Annie keeps dreaming of a snow-covered apple orchard.
• Scary Librarian
• Shown Their Work - you will learn a lot about Civil War battles from reading this book.
• Tear Jerker - the entire book, but especially the ending.
• Twist Ending