A DREAM AWAY
Dobs and Nikki, reunited through Facebook after being apart
for thirty years, are living happily in Laguna Beach, California with Nikki’s
two adopted teenage daughters, Allison and Jamie. Suddenly, fifteen year old Allison’s
birth mother appears at their front door and demands to have her daughter back.
She had given her up for adoption fifteen years earlier. But now, ravaged with
severe bipolar disorder, she wants her back at any cost. She attempts to have
Nikki killed, thinking it would then be easier to get her back. She then takes
Allison on a harrowing trip up to Washington State to meet her real birth
father. Finally, through much struggle, Allison is back with her adoptive
parents and foster sister after having experienced the strange world of her
birth parents.
Review from Readers' Favorite
"This plot successfully shines much needed light upon a
subject few understand. He accomplished this without sacrificing entertainment,
suspense and romance. Drury brings together several subplots that are very
important in today’s society: the struggles of a parent of an adopted child,
the struggles of the child to come to terms with being given up for adoption,
the emotional stress of the birth parents and most importantly the nightmare of
dealing with a person suffering from bipolar disorder. Until you have dealt
with a person suffering from this debilitating disorder you cannot fully
understand the pain of loving someone with this condition."
Barnes and Noble Reader Review
"A Dream Away by Frank
Drury is about many things but is ultimately the story of four people on a
metaphorical and literal journey to become a real family and what they must
endure to complete that journey. Interspersed throughout the narrative is a
character who works against them and provides the suspense that keeps the
reader in a state of uncertain anxiety about the family's safety and the strength
of the ties that bind its members. Finally, the narrative clips along at such a
lively pace that the reader will not welcome real life interruptions. It is a
very good read."
Amazon Reader Reviews
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TFLReader
TOP 500 REVIEWER on July 26, 2015
Format: Kindle Edition
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Bipolar disorder is a difficult subject to tackle in a novel but is
handled here very well which must have been the result of extensive
research if not first hand experience. There is romance in here as well
as the harrowing split family aspect that makes up the hook at the base
of the plot. A bit of a tear jerker at times but lots of depth and
emotion rather than overused clichés. It is well plotted and even better
put together. I’ll be recommending to my friends.
ByThashmira Hemanthaon July 27, 2015
Never
to be one to stray from a challenge Frank Drury gives us another
controversial novel, this time taking on mental illness and the
breakdown of families in the riveting A Dream Away. This will definitely
have you examining your own thoughts and sensibilities on the matters
at hand and the intricate way the plot twists and turns. I was
practically glued to the chair as I flipped through the chapters. A hard
one to put down once you pick it up, so make sure you have a gap in
your schedule before you start.
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