The Dream Catcher

The Dream Catcher by Maria Barrett, published by Little, Brown Book Group Limited in 2002, is a modern fiction narrative that explores the intertwined lives of three friends—Sarah, Roz, and Janie—who share their aspirations while navigating personal challenges. Each woman faces her own struggles: Sarah is raising her partially deaf son, Roz is trying to sustain her farm, and Janie grapples with a sense of emptiness in her life. Their journey takes a turn when Janie’s brother suggests they form an investment group, leading them into the world of stock trading and the potential for financial success.
As the women begin to see their dreams materialize through their investment endeavors, they encounter unforeseen complications. The story delves into the risks associated with their newfound venture, particularly when they consider a high-stakes investment that could jeopardize their friendship and financial stability. With themes of ambition and the consequences of risk, this edition of The Dream Catcher, spanning 440 pages, presents a nuanced look at how dreams can shift from hopeful to perilous.
Official synopsis Publisher
Sarah, Roz and Janie are firm friends from the school run at Wynchcombe Primary. But they also have something else in common: each has a dream. For Sarah, it is finding a way through the constant struggle of bringing up her partially deaf son Rory alone. For Roz, it is overcoming the difficulty of keeping her farm afloat and for Janie, a GP’s wife, it is how to escape an ever-growing emptiness in her life that cannot explain or fill. Then Janie’s brother Marcus, a top city analyst, has an idea. He suggests that Janie and her friends set up an investment group – pooling their money and playing the stock market together – and introduces them to his stockbroker friend, Alex. Before long, with a mixture of luck, instinct and research, the women begin to make some serious money. The sort of money that makes dreams come true.
But good dreams can easily turn bad. When the chance to invest in an almost certain take over target comes up, the investment club, hesitant at first, decide to go for it. Only things are not what they seemed, insider trading is a criminal offence, and someone has a hidden agenda. When the gains are high, so are the risks . . .
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