Percy Hope had an extraordinary talent that earned him a fortune and the affections of the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. However, the lifestyle that accompanied his otherworldly talents soon wearied Percy. In time, he lost it all—his talent, his fortune, his beautiful but troubled wife, and his will to live.
After an unsuccessful suicide attempt, he moves back home to care for his dying parents and attempts to rebuild his life. That’s when the dreams begin. As Percy grapples with his shattered life, A Life of Dreams unfolds—a story about a man who had it all and a woman who took it all away, leaving them on the edge of despair.
It explores the miracle of forgiveness, the power and limits of redemption, and the journey of healing and renewal, where the agent of the supernatural just might be a stray dog named Sam.
“I am the youngest child of the union of Emmett and Betty Dunnevant, a title that for most of my life has been my biggest claim to fame. My parents’ story is an extraordinary tale which cannot be told quickly. Suffice it to say that from extremely humble beginnings, two children who grew up in Buckingham County, Virginia, first found each other, then found love, then busied themselves with the adventure of raising a family on a shoestring. In this, they were not at all unique. Many of their generation, born in the 1920’s, did exactly the same thing. Yet talk to anyone who knew them, and you will hear the same story. My mom and dad were different. There was something luminescent about the arc of their lives that attracted others to them. For all of my life, they have been the sun around which all of my family revolved—my dad the sturdy dependable rock, my mom the brilliant unpredictable force. Everything changed on June 30, 2012, when my mother died in her sleep.”
Doug Dunnevant 