Tony Lawson is a world-famous dream therapist, but he hasn’t dreamed in years, and he needs more therapy than he can give. On the day his divorce is finalised, he is driving past a village when he sees a large old house for sale. Walking through the gates, he is captivated by its history and mystery. That night, he starts dreaming again. Drawn by its magic, Tony buys the property and discovers it once belonged to Queen Catherine Parr. As the house tells more and more of its story in Tony’s dreams, Tony is led by both the living and the dead to a startling and seismic discovery – one that will transform both the house of his soul and the soul of his house. House of Dreams is a magical tale about a 500-year-old Tudor house - its ghosts, its traumas, its treasures, and its secrets. It may only have two storeys, but it tells many tales. After reading House of Dreams , you will never see houses in the same way again. Mark Stibbe has always loved great books. In the early 1980s, he was awarded a senior scholarship in English Literature at Cambridge University. He then wrote a doctoral thesis about storytelling which was published by Cambridge University Press. In 2020, Mark won the Page Turner Award for Fiction for A Book in Time , and in 2023 won the General Fiction Award at the New York Book Festival for Fathers – the Top 7 Dad Skills . He is married to Cherith and lives in Kent with their two much loved Labradors - Bella and Phoebe. Cover design by Esther Kotecha