{"product_id":"the-hambledown-dream-paperback","title":"The Hambledown Dream - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDean Mayes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Hambledown Dream\u003c\/i\u003e features beautiful writing, a bit of magic, a touch of music, compelling characters, and the passion of two souls reaching for one another across the burden of distance and impossibility. I was both absorbed by the novel, by its lyrical prose that reads like a song, and moved by the storyline of a man whose love is so strong, even death cannot stop it. The Hambledown Dream is at times gritty, but it's real and life affirming, filled with poignant longing. It's an emotional book that pulls you in by the heartstrings.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eCarolina Valdez Miller, author\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAustralian Denny Banister had it all; a successful career, a passion for the guitar, and Sonya - the love of his life. Tragically, Denny is struck down with inoperable cancer. Andy DeVries has almost nothing; alienated from his family, moving through a dangerous Chicago underworld dealing in drugs, battling addiction while keeping a wavering hold on the only thing that matters to him: a place at a prestigious conservatory for classical guitar in Chicago. As Andy recovers from a near fatal overdose, he is plagued by dreams - memories of a love he has never felt, and a life he's never lived. Driven by the need for redemption and by the love for a woman he's never met, he begins a quest to find her, knowing her only by the memories of a stranger and the dreams of a place called Hambledown... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBe sure to also read Dean Mayes' other novels: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGifts of the Peramangk\u003cbr\u003eThe Artisan Heart\u003cbr\u003eThe Recipient\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eDean Mayes is an Intensive Care nurse who is fascinated by the paranormal, so his stories weave an element of magical realism with deep humanism. He grew up near Melbourne, Australia, and now lives in Adelaide with his family and dog, and enjoys cooking, Star Wars, and a good joke. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDean is the author of four successful novels: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hambledown Dream\u003cbr\u003e Gifts of the Peramangk\u003cbr\u003e The Artisan Heart\u003cbr\u003e The Recipient\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47496702230749,"sku":"9781926760339","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/kjTJJ7swSe9781926760339.webp?v=1771976253","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-hambledown-dream-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}