Carlotta Amerio

Beyond Dreams Carlotta Amerio

From multi-award nominee Carlotta Amerio comes a nightmarish psychological thriller about the purpose of dreams and the lingering effects of the past.

The seemingly ordinary life of twenty-four-year-old art student Giulia descends into a chaotic mix of drugs, sex, and mortal danger that threatens to ruin this tortured female protagonist. Tormented by terrible nightmares every time she sleeps, Giulia turns to heroin for relief and relies on stripping to support her increasing drug habit.

After learning that she can interact with her dreams, she struggles to solve a series of gruesome murders surfacing in her nightmares. Driven to despair by her terrible visions and haunted by the demons of her dark past, Giulia pushes away everyone who cares about her and soon finds herself on the edge of destruction.

In this gritty, suspenseful psychological thriller with a dark twist, the world of nightmares provides the clues to solve real-world problems threatening to sink a young woman's life past rock bottom.