Tim is your average thirty-something and is coasting through life. He has a pretty good job, a nice car, a cosy, rented apartment and is enjoying his single life as much as anyone of that age does. He is happy enough but has reached that age where he needs to assess what he really wants from life.

Then he gets sick. Really sick. He contracts an aggressive form of cancer and is not expected to live. Tim starts having a recurring dream, but it is not like any other dream. It is more an ongoing narrative than a recurring dream, as the story picks up where he left off, each time he sleeps. Are the obstacles in his dream a reflection of his health? Is it his subconscious attempting to process the gravity of his situation? Or is the dream somehow prophetically, directly impacting on his health in the real world?

Hickey’s descriptions of Tim’s life, the torturous cancer and associated medical treatments, and the magic of the dreamscape are brilliant, sensitive, and bring the reader into the world of the protagonist. Both visually and emotionally rich, the prose adds volumes to the reader’s experience and takes them on a captivating journey from start to finish. Hickey has managed to be graphic, sincere and sensitive in his delivery of this incredible story.

A wonderful read. Highly recommended. ( )