The Dream House

A farmhouse is being reproduced a dozen times, with slight variations, throughout a valley. Three small graves have been dug in the front garden, the middle one lying empty. A woman in a wheelchair sorts through boxes while her husband clambers around the old demolished buildings, wondering where the animals have gone. A young woman – called ‘the barren one’ behind her back – dreams of love, while an ageing headmaster contemplates the end of his life. At the entrance to the long dirt driveway, a car appears and pauses – pointed towards the house like a silver bullet, ticking with heat.
So begins The Dream House, Craig Higginson’s riveting and unforgettable novel set in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal. Written with dark wit, a stark poetic style and extraordinary tenderness, this is a story about the state of a nation and a deep meditation on memory, ageing, meaning, family, love and loss. The Dream House is written with such a fierce and steady compassion that the reader can only come away from it transformed – ready to take on the challenges of living with a renewed heart and a bigger vision.

captivating and well narrated book

This is mandatory reading for my childs school, my child does not enjoy reading books, so i decided to download the audio version. we then were listening to it on our way to school.
initially i was lost with the many characters introduced, including dogs, but as the story unraveled i loved the characters coming to life. The best potrayed character was Patricia

Brilliant Dream House Narration

Thoroughly enjoyed it! Terry Lloyd Roberts brought the book to life superbly. Highly recommend this.