Sweet Dreams

Kathi Gibbs's Sweet Dreams is a beautifully portrayed tale of a woman's escape from an abusive relationship. Kathleen is a sensitive and caring woman who has spent most of her life in an abusive marriage. Her husband, Thomas verbally and physically abuses her on a regular basis and Kathleen, in order to survive, creates a dream world. There, she is able to escape. During her "unconscious" escapes, she is young, beautiful and experiences love at its truest form with a man named Joseph. Soon, Thomas becomes enraged at his wife's escapes and the abuse escalates to a point of extreme violence, and Kathleen narrowly escapes losing her life. Will Kathleen permanently escape her abuse and at what cost? Can she find the strength within herself to make her dream world a dream come true or will she die trying? Gibbs deftly explores the emotional landscape of abuse-what it does to the victim and what it does to the psyche. With clarity and heart-wrenching, beautifully written narration, Gibbs gives voice to a subject that is not discussed in polite company. Sweet Dreams, its message, and its protagonist will find a place in your heart and soul and stay there, long after the final page is turned. Kathi Gibbs is a fulltime writer. Ms. Gibbs is currently working on a novel and lives in Pennsylvania. Sweet Dreams is her first book.