Dream Angus : the celtic god of dreams

An exciting addition to the International Myths series

This happened in Ireland, but the memory of it is in Scotland too. The precise location of things was not so important then, as there was just the land and the sea between them, and people came and went between the lands, and they were brothers and sisters?

…and the beautiful boy Angus was born to the water spirit Boireann and the great god Dagda, to become a god himself. One who would come to you in your sleep and bring a dream of peace. One who might bring love, too, touching you as he passed.

In twentieth-century Scotland and Canada, different dreams are dreamed; different stories told. How is it, then, that they feel so familiar? Is it Dream Angus who haunts us still and brings us love? Mesmerically weaving together tales of the Celtic eden and the Scottish diaspora, McCall Smith unites dream and reality, leaving us to wonder: what is life, but the pursuit of our dreams?

Praise for Dream Angus:

‘An elegant reworking of the ancient celtic myth of the dream-giving god, Angus…Smith fluidly weaves in contemporary vignettes of the dream god’s benevolent influence…He is nicely reimagined in this spare, polished work.’

Publishers Weekly

‘It has the air of timelessness about it that has kept the great myths alive generation after generation.’

Herald

‘This is an enchanting tale told by a true storyteller with characteristic charm.’

Salley Vickers, The Times