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Dreamer's Daughter

Surviving My Childhood and Raising My Father

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 A daughter’s inspiring memoir of a childhood short on money, but rich in all the rest, and her eccentric and misguided father who fails spectacularly at everything—except being a loving parent.

In a mining town where hope is as tapped out as the gold, a mother abandons her two children, leaving them in the custody of their free-spirited father. Colorful and larger-than-life, Dacker Thicke is a dreamer whose schemes and small businesses never quite pan out. But he’s always chasing the next big thing.

When they lose everything in a house fire, Dacker considers this the ultimate freedom and leads his children on a cross-country road trip that will force them to rely on his wits and dubious judgment. Amid the chaos, Lori must raise herself and her younger brother—and, on occasion, her father. When she strives for independence, she discovers that it’s hard to leave home when home has wheels and keeps following you around.

A coming-of-age memoir, Dreamer’s Daughter is a life-affirming story about forgiving our parents—and ourselves. It’s a celebration of the love we find in even the most unconventional families, and how sometimes we need to leave home to find our way back. Femmes Relations Éducation des enfants

Ce que les critiques en disent

“Reminiscent of Jeannette Wall's The Glass Castle, Thicke's memoir of growing up with an absent mother and a father whose promises of better days never materialize is heartbreaking but beautifully told with humour and love.”
— PAULINE DAKIN, bestselling author of Run, Hide, Repeat
“An unforgettable memoir about love, loss, resilience. . . and chasing rainbows to the end of the TransCanada Highway. From a peripatetic father who taught her to dream big and bounce back no matter what, Lori inherited a rich vein of stories, and she’s mined it for pure gold—just what her father always hoped to find. I loved it!”
— PLUM JOHNSON, bestselling author of The Trouble with Fairy Tales
“It’s funny and sad in equal measure, but above all, it’s loving.”
— CEA SUNRISE PERSON, bestselling author of North of Normal
“The best memoir I’ve read this year! This book brims with hope and heart.”
— JANET SKESLIEN CHARLES, #1 bestselling author of The Paris Library
“Captivating and beautifully written, Dreamer’s Daughter invokes the bittersweet drama of being raised by a loving father who was always willing to stake his family’s future on the next big idea. Lori Thicke grew up fast and took notes. If you loved The Glass Castle, you need to read this book.”
— JESSICA WAITE, bestselling author of The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards
“Memoirs are at their best when real life defies belief. Lori Thicke’s story of raising her dangerously optimistic father begins with the family house burning down - which would be too perfect a metaphor for a novel. Heart-breaking, hilarious, and beautifully written.”
— MARK LEIREN-YOUNG, winner of the Leacock Medal for Never Shoot a Stampede Queen
“An exquisitely written, thoroughly engrossing coming-of-age memoir. Dacker Thicke, sweet-natured schemer, takes his place in literature’s pantheon of impossible parents. By turns heart-wrenching and hilarious, Dreamer’s Daughter is a powerful exploration of class, gender roles and the ageless obsession with striking it rich.”
— JAKE LAMAR, award-winning author of Bourgeois Blues and Viper’s Dream
“With clarity and grace, Lori Thicke traces the aftershocks of a father’s love - intense, unstable, and never safe - as she gathers the scattered pieces of a life built, burned, and rebuilt again. A voice you won’t forget and a story you’ll carry with you.”
— LESLIE BRADFORD-SCOTT, author of The Liar’s Playbook
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