The Insomniac Society

Gabrielle Levy's The Insomniac Society is the international phenomenon for those having sleepless night's everywhere . . .

Five people. One thing in common: none of them can sleep.

Claire, who sits awake beside a snoring husband and a little boy who is not hers.

Jacques, a psychiatrist at the end of his career whose lonely nights are punctuated only by anonymous phone calls.

Michele, a retiree whose dark secret compels her out of bed and to church.

Lena, a young goth who cannot brave the dawn, volunteering at a local cafe.

Herve, a shy accountant who sits in bed, panicking about his job while scrolling through emails into the early hours.

As meetings led by sleep specialist Marie-Helene draw them together, friendships will be formed and confessions made... but will they discover what's keeping them awake? And more importantly: will they be able to get to sleep?

“Gabrielle Levy does an admirable job characterising her hodgepodge collection of insomniacs and draws from a varied palette of types, demonstrating how anyone, from any strata of society, can lose their sleep”

Gabrielle Levy does an admirable job characterising her hodgepodge collection of insomniacs and draws from a varied palette of types, demonstrating how anyone, from any strata of society, can lose their sleep Buzz Magazine

Gabrielle Levy was born in Brussels in 1978. A confirmed insomniac herself, she now lives between Paris and the countryside. The Insomniacs Society is her debut novel.

Gabrielle Levy's The Insomniac Society is the international phenomenon for those having sleepless night's everywhere . . .Five people. One thing in common: none of them can sleep. Claire , who sits awake beside a snoring husband and a little boy who is not hers. Jacques , a psychiatrist at the end of his career whose lonely nights are punctuated only by anonymous phone calls. Michele , a retiree whose dark secret compels her out of bed and to church. Lena , a young goth who cannot brave the dawn, volunteering at a local cafe. Herve , a shy accountant who sits in bed, panicking about his job while scrolling through emails into the early hours.As meetings led by sleep specialist Marie-Helene draw them together, friendships will be formed and confessions made... but will they discover what's keeping them awake? And more importantly: will they be able to get to sleep?

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