The House Of Dreams
A story of loss and purpose
by Jordana Blasco
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Pub Date Jan 20 2020 | Archive Date Mar 06 2020
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Description
When Italian migrant Francesco Pellegrini first arrives in London, his goal of attaining wealth and respect burns through his veins, fuelled by a desperate desire to make his mother proud. Building his life for this purpose, his goal finally seems to be within reach- that is, until he hears of his mother’s untimely death. Unable to accept the news, his grief consumes him; his life crumbles around him as he is plagued by a perpetual nightmare that haunts him day and night.
With no end in sight for his pain, his decision to end it all seems final. Yet a series of strange occurrences prompts him to contact an unknown counselling service that promises healing through ‘new methods’; what’s the worst that could happen?
But when the therapy leaves him in a waking dream, powerless to discern what is reality and unable to contact the outside world, he’s left with two choices; escape, or remain a prisoner of his own grief forever.
Featured Reviews
Reviewer 605165
A fascinating tale of immigration, and the wheel to succeed despite tragedy. Loved it. Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the eARC copy
Sara F, Reviewer
An otherworldly experience into grief and how it affects us.
The House of Dreams is one of those stories that in a little over 100 pages tackled some incredibly difficult topics. Death of a parent, suicide, depression, mental health care, life paths and the stigmas surrounding them. I found that while very surreal in its delivery it makes for quite a thought provoking read.
Cristie U, Bookseller
This may be a short book, but it is huge when it comes to impact. The author did a great job of conveying how grief affects a person. The author wrote about mental health struggles in a realistic and respectful manner.
missy W, Reviewer
"The House of Dreams" may only have been a short read, but was a very fascinating tale of grief and the different emotions surrounding it and how some are so affected by it that it consumes them and they have no way of coming out of it.
Francesco Pellegrini arrives in London desperate to make his mother proud, only to learn of her untimely death. He seeks help and has trouble defining what is real and what is not.
The author wrote a compelling novel taking you a much different way and thus learn how to change. I look forward to reading more from Jordana Blasco.
Thank you to publisher and NetGalley for the eARC.
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