Good Dream, The - Hardcover

VanLiere, Donna

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312367775 ISBN 13: 9780312367770

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2012

Synopsis

1950 Tennessee, a time and place that straddles the past and present. Ivorie Walker is considered an old maid by the town (though she's only in her early thirties) and she takes that label with good humour and a grain of salt. Ever since her parents passed away, she has hidden her loneliness behind a fierce independence and a claim of not needing anyone. But her mother's death hit her harder than anyone suspects and Ivorie wonders if she will be alone forever. When she realises that someone has been stealing vegetables from her garden - a feral, dirty-faced boy who disappears into the hills - something about him haunts Ivorie. She can't imagine what would make him desperate enough to steal and eat from her garden. But what she truly can't imagine is what the boy faces, each day and night, in the filthy lean-to hut miles up in the hills. Who is he? How did he come to live in the hills? Where did he come from? And, more importantly, can she save him? As Ivorie steps out of her comfort zone to uncover the answers, she unleashes a firestorm in the town - a community that would rather let secrets stay secret.

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"The story of a woman's love, sacrifice, and bravery to save a small, wounded boy, Donna VanLiere has faithfully re-created the South of the 1950s, in both the innocence of the time and its evil. It's a beautiful story."--Kathleen Kent, bestselling author of "The Heretic's Daughter"

""The Good Dream" is a great story of people saving each other in the unlikeliest ways. A heartwarming winner of a book." -- Jenna Blum, bestselling author of "The Stormchasers"

"Both heartrending and redemptive, "The Good Dream" imagines the profound power that love holds to change a life."--- Katherine Howe, bestselling author of "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane"

Donna VanLiere has created a marvelous character in Ivorie of Morgan Hill, Tennessee. Hers is a compelling story of a young woman who must choose between her dreams and saving a boy she is told is forever damaged. Her struggle will intrigue you, entertain you, and will make you think important thoughts. That's about as much as we can ask a novel to do. - Homer Hickam, author of "Rocket Boys/October Sky" and "The Keeper's Son."

"Written with all the gumption of its Tennessee characters, "The Good Dream" is a great story of people saving each other in the unlikeliest ways. A heartwarming winner of a book." -- Jenna Blum, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Those Who Save Us "and "The Stormchasers"

"Donna VanLiere has woven an intoxicating Southern gothic tale of solitary Ivorie Walker, a capable young woman who must confront the terrible secrets that lie below the placid surface of life in the 1950s Tennessee countryside. At times both heartrending and redemptive, "The Good Dream" imagines the profound power that love holds to change a life, while tracing the reverberations that one woman's courage can send tearing through an entire community."-- Katherine Howe, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane"

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"The story of a woman's love, sacrifice, and bravery to save a small, wounded boy, Donna VanLiere has faithfully re-created the South of the 1950s, in both the innocence of the time and its evil. It's a beautiful story."--Kathleen Kent, bestselling author of "The Heretic's Daughter"

""The Good Dream" is a great story of people saving each other in the unlikeliest ways. A heartwarming winner of a book." -- Jenna Blum, bestselling author of "The Stormchasers"

"Both heartrending and redemptive, "The Good Dream" imagines the profound power that love holds to change a life."--- Katherine Howe, bestselling author of "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane"

Donna VanLiere has created a marvelous character in Ivorie of Morgan Hill, Tennessee. Hers is a compelling story of a young woman who must choose between her dreams and saving a boy she is told is forever damaged. Her struggle will intrigue you, entertain you, and will make you think important thoughts. That's about as much as we can ask a novel to do. - Homer Hickam, author of "Rocket Boys/October Sky" and "The Keeper's Son."

"Written with all the gumption of its Tennessee characters, "The Good Dream" is a great story of people saving each other in the unlikeliest ways. A heartwarming winner of a book." -- Jenna Blum, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Those Who Save Us "and "The Stormchasers"

"Donna VanLiere has woven an intoxicating Southern gothic tale of solitary Ivorie Walker, a capable young woman who must confront the terrible secrets that lie below the placid surface of life in the 1950s Tennessee countryside. At times both heartrending and redemptive, "The Good Dream" imagines the profound power that love holds to change a life, while tracing the reverberations that one woman's courage can send tearing through an entire community."-- Katherine Howe, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane"

"In "The Good Dream," Donna VanLiere has created a heartwarming story of redemption and has shown the world that she's not just for Christmas anymore."--Richard Paul Evans, #1 bestselling author of "The Christmas Box," "Lost December," and "Miles to Go"

"The Good Dream snares the reader right from the start. DonnaVanLiere's pitch perfect voice captures all the country charm and mystery of a long-ago time and place with its many acts of kindness and courage, as well as its secrets." - Mary McGarry Morris, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Songs in Ordinary Time"

Donna VanLiere has created a marvelous character in Ivorie of Morgan Hill, Tennessee. Hers is a compelling story of a young woman who must choose between her dreams and saving a boy she is told is forever damaged. Her struggle will intrigue you, entertain you, and will make you think important thoughts. That's about as much as we can ask a novel to do.--Homer Hickam, author of Rocket Boys/October Sky and The Keeper's Son

The story of a woman's love, sacrifice, and bravery to save a small, wounded boy, Donna VanLiere has faithfully re-created the South of the 1950s, in both the innocence of the time and its evil. It's a beautiful story. "Kathleen Kent, bestselling author of The Heretic's Daughter"

"The Good Dream" is a great story of people saving each other in the unlikeliest ways. A heartwarming winner of a book. "Jenna Blum, bestselling author of The Stormchasers"

Both heartrending and redemptive, "The Good Dream" imagines the profound power that love holds to change a life. "Katherine Howe, bestselling author of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane"

Donna VanLiere has created a marvelous character in Ivorie of Morgan Hill, Tennessee. Hers is a compelling story of a young woman who must choose between her dreams and saving a boy she is told is forever damaged. Her struggle will intrigue you, entertain you, and will make you think important thoughts. That's about as much as we can ask a novel to do. Homer Hickam, author of Rocket Boys/October Sky and The Keeper's Son

Written with all the gumption of its Tennessee characters, "The Good Dream" is a great story of people saving each other in the unlikeliest ways. A heartwarming winner of a book. "Jenna Blum, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Save Us and The Stormchasers"

Donna VanLiere has woven an intoxicating Southern gothic tale of solitary Ivorie Walker, a capable young woman who must confront the terrible secrets that lie below the placid surface of life in the 1950s Tennessee countryside. At times both heartrending and redemptive, "The Good Dream" imagines the profound power that love holds to change a life, while tracing the reverberations that one woman's courage can send tearing through an entire community. "Katherine Howe, New York Times bestselling author of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane"

In "The Good Dream," Donna VanLiere has created a heartwarming story of redemption and has shown the world that she's not just for Christmas anymore. "Richard Paul Evans, #1 bestselling author of The Christmas Box, Lost December, and Miles to Go"

The Good Dream snares the reader right from the start. DonnaVanLiere's pitch perfect voice captures all the country charm and mystery of a long-ago time and place with its many acts of kindness and courage, as well as its secrets. "Mary McGarry Morris, New York Times bestselling author of Songs in Ordinary Time""

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0312367775
• ISBN 13: 9780312367770
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320