The Dreamer's Daughter : Raising My Father and Surviving My ChildhoodThe Dreamer's Daughter : Raising My Father and Surviving My Childhood

A daughter's life-affirming memoir about surviving her impoverished childhood, and her eccentric and misguided father who failed spectacularly at everything--except being a loving parent, for readers of Cea Sunrise Person's North of Normal , and Pauline Dakin's Run, Hide, Repeat . In a mining town where hope is as tapped out as the gold, a mother abandons her two children, leaving them in the custody of their free-spirited father. Colorful and larger-than-life, Dacker is a dreamer who fails spectacularly at everything except loving his kids. When they lose everything in a house fire, Dacker considers this the ultimate freedom and leads his children on a cross-country road trip that will force them to rely on his wits and dubious judgment. Amid the chaos, Lori must raise herself and her younger brother--and, on occasion, her father. When she strives for independence, she discovers that it's hard to leave home when home has wheels and keeps following you around. A coming-of-age memoir in the tradition of Run Hide Repeat and North of Normal , The Dream's Daughter is a life-affirming story about forgiving our parents--and ourselves. It's a celebration of the love we find in even the most unconventional families, and how sometimes we need to leave home to find our way back.