Other editions of book The Life and Dreams of Effie Farraday

A mother who left under mysterious circumstances, strange recurring dreams, and terrifying nightmares of an old toy doll - these are just a few of the things that Effie Farraday has had to contend with. But it's only when a ghostly woman materialises in her kitchen, with murderous intent, that Effie realises she has no choice but to leave her world behind, and travel to another one, where drama and excitement awaits, where she is captivated by the wonder of a blissful, mystical land, where truelove really exists..........but there's also mystery, danger, deceit, shocking revelations, and something unnatural lurking in the forest.......

Effie Farraday was happy living with her Aunt Constance in their beloved home of Rawlings, and over the years she'd become accustomed to her strange recurring dreams and terrifying nightmares of an old ventriloquist's dummy....but the apparition who has just tried to murder Effie in her kitchen is anything BUT a dream.....Scared for her life, and eager to seek out answers to what's just happened, Effie must travel far away to a land steeped in mystery and folklore. On reaching a captivating little village, Effie is soon filled with a strange contentment. However, after receiving shattering news, she has no choice but to return home. It seems her absence from Rawlings has had certain repercussions, and as Effie learns the shocking truth of what's been going on, she teeters on the edge of sanity. Can life return to normal for Effie, or will she end up being committed to the local mental institution.....

This haunting, eerie story is of a young woman named Effie Farraday. Since childhood she has experienced recurring dreams of Gideon, a winsome character from another time and place, and terrifying nightmares of an old toy named Gilbert. When strange events begin to occur, Effie's impetuous friend Mace helps her find a mysterious atmospheric other world, where she meets Gideon. Swiftly she is immersed in the unique, blissful way of life there, but after a shocking discovery and distressing news, Effie is forced to return home. On her arrival it soon becomes clear that something is wrong and Effie is dumbfounded by what she learns. When memories of Gideon inexplicably begin to fade and any hopes of seeing him again destroyed, Effie attempts to live a normal life. However a niggling doubt festers at the back of her mind and when fate suddenly intervenes, her world is thrown into pandemonium.