by Dean Mayes
About the Book:
Australian 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...
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About the Author
Emerging onto the literary stage in 2010 when in his mid 30's,
Adelaide based author and Pediatric ICU Nurse Dean Mayes describes himself as
somewhat of a late bloomer, having almost given up on the prospect of ever
being published. Dean had an idea for a story that he dearly wanted to tell
however, and decided instead to blog the story rather than allow it to wither
and die in his imagination.
Quite unexpectedly, the blog took off, quickly logging upwards of
3000 unique visits per month as a rapidly growing audience “tuned in” to Dean’s
dream like tale of a young man who discovers he has taken on the memories and
dreams of a complete stranger in the aftermath of a near fatal drug overdose.
Following a chance meeting with Canadian based publisher Central
Avenue in mid 2009, Dean was signed by Creative Director Michelle Halket to an
initial two year contract. In 2010, Dean’s humble blog became his debut novel
“The Hambledown Dream” – a lyrical and moving romance about a young man’s
journey on both sides of mortality. The novel has since gone on to receive
global attention and critical acclaim.
Having established himself as an author of great passion and
literary style, Dean set about penning a follow up novel that was not merely a
repeat performance. After 2 years of meticulous research, Central Avenue
Publishing released the powerful Australian family drama “Gifts of the
Peramangk” in October 2012.
A third project, an experimental sci-fi novella entitled “The
Regenesis Cluster”, was released in 2013. Dean describes this piece as an
exploration of death and life, an artistic interpretation of reincarnation
using words.
Dean is now working on his third feature length novel, the
tentatively titled “The Recipient”.
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