The Price of Dreams
Author | : Jerry Greenberg |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2019-02-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 179644037X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781796440379 |
Rating | : 4/5 (7X Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The Dream series of 3 books are part fiction and part real life. A lot of what I personally went through to become a successful artist is incorporated into the story. I never let my dream die. See my website www.Greenbergstudio.com.This book concerns prioritizing the most important things in one's life without sacrificing the real world you live in. John Dolan is so focused on full-filling his life dream of being an artist, he fails to recognize the impact of anything which concerns him. He is trapped into marriage by a needy Amy Bell. His reason for marrying her was that he felt sorry for her desperate need for his stable character. He saw her as creative, lively and someone who would keep him from isolating himself.After twenty-five years of a bad marriage, he realizes he made a mistake. She can't handle being left alone by her college-bound children and John's dedication to his work and begins collecting cats. The situation gets out of hand with multitudes of cats and John decides to move out to a cottage in the country he converts to a studio/apartment. Amy and the cats die in a tragic accident leaving John to start life all over.A number of events lead him into a situation where he becomes re-acquainted with his pre-Amy, college girlfriend. She explains to him the reason they broke up was his total dedication to art versus a relationship with her. Events take place where she sees he has changed and is now able to have a carrying relationship away from his artistic dream.