The Other Side of Dreams

Book excerpt: He ekes out a meager living battling society's prejudices and a past trauma. She's struggling with alcohol addiction. An unexpected lottery win changes their lives overnight, and they begin to travel around Europe, discovering more about themselves and each other. But soon the darker truth behind his past as well as her future will force an unexpected endgame. "The skill of Margaret Atwood; the masterful psychological insight of Dostoyevsky; the vivid, evocative descriptions of Marcel Proust." - Francis Mont, author of 'The Prism of my Mind' "Chris Angelis has a way of describing sad reality with beautiful words full of atmosphere, capturing thoughts and feelings that even his protagonists wouldn't be able to put into words." - Barbara Tsipouras, 'Reading Experience' "Honest, beautiful writing. Chris Angelis strips away the pleasant lies we choose to believe and exposes our senses to something poetic and new." - Kinney Scott, author of the 'Ashwood' series