Dream Mountain

by Tammy D. Thompson


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 9/12/2001

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 348
ISBN : 9780759654853

About the Book

Set in the early 50’s, the Cole family lives in a way that most lived at that time. Money was scarce, and most folks just had the necessities. They were country to say the least, but that’s not where it stopped. Elizabeth (Lizzy) Cole, the main charactor of "Dream Mountain," had a dream. Looking up at the mountain that was clearly visible from her rickety front porch, she believed that colossal mound God created, was nothing less than magical. Oddly enough, instead of picking out a star from the sky to wish upon, she’d look up at that massive hill, and wish over and over for things she didn’t have. Then, little by little, day after day, she didn’t have a clue what would happen next.

A mysterious stranger walks into her life, unannounced, but still, to Lizzy’s liking. After that, it seemed one wish after another began to come true, except for one. She’d found someone who loved her, whom she loved just the same, but her clothes were still ragged and she still lived in an old cabin they had all learned to call home. Then again, what has money got to do with anything? With many surprises, and totally pure as in the ways of that time, Lizzy learns one lesson she’ll never forget. That mountain she gazes at each night just might have some power, but there’s something that has even more power than that...the unknown. In the end, she realizes, along with her family, what a dream really feels like as it becomes a reality, and no matter what, to Lizzy, that amazing sight she looks at constantly, would always be her dream mountain... nothing more... nothing less


About the Author

Born in 1968 in Arkansas, Tammy D. Thompson always had two dreams. One, was to become a singer, the other, was to become a published author. Even though, as a young adult, both seemed impossible, her determination never stopped. As far as the singing went, she would sing here and there when she could, but writing came even more natural. Sometimes it would take something extremely happy or extremely sad to get her juices flowing to where she could put powerful words on paper, but she never stopped doing that. There was no middle of the road when it came to the emotional aspect of writing.

After years of writing, finishing her first novel, knowing it wasn’t her best piece of work, she jumped in once more, to write "Buried, But Not Forgotten." Again, failure seemed to follow her. Feeling almost worthless, she gave up on all of it. Then one day, she got the news that a friend of hers took the liberty in finding a publisher who would take her work. To put her happiness into words, would be literally impossible, but, she once more tried to make it work.

To her surprise, "Buried, But Not Forgotten," did far better than she ever imagined, and in the process, she finished another novel, so very different from the first, called, "Dream Mountain."

Letting quite a few people read it, the input she got was massive, so much, that she started on a sequel to that book.

Ms. Thompson let depression from rejection get her down for a while, but in the end, she learned something. Any talent you were born with, is worth giving your all to, and if there was anything in the world she was talented at, it was putting words together to create something powerful, something emotional, and something everyone wants to read. That’s where it stands. Still wanting to help anyone who could use her help, she has vowed never to get discouraged again, but instead, try even harder. "If you believe, it’s possible."