New book - Special Dream - offers inspirational and comforting anecdotes of visions with deceased lo

Online, September 7, 2009 (Newswire.com) - "People who have had a special dream will find this book immensely helpful." - Helen Fitzgerald, author of The Grieving Child and The Mourning Handbook

"I am fascinated with the book Special Dream as it speaks to me ... I have had such a dream. They are quite real and reassuring." - Academy Award-winning actor Cliff Robertson

NEW YORK Sept 8, 2009 -- The passing of a loved one can mark a difficult crossroads. Those of us left behind often feel confused, fearful, sad, and even incomplete. In the midst of this grief, some experience dreams where a loved one appears to us, correctly predicting her own death, urging us to carry a message to a relative or simply offering us healing and the chance to say goodbye.

Special Dream: Personal Accounts After the Death of a Loved One, Second Edition (Crossroad, an imprint of The Crossroad Publishing Company, September 2009) edited by Luellen Hoffman is a compassionate and touching compendium of dozens of stories from those who have been touched by the afterlife. Collecting intimate memories from mourners who have each experienced a special dream-a dream where a deceased loved one appears to inform the mourner of his or her passing or to say goodbye-Hoffman offers a sympathetic tome for anyone who has lost a relative or close friend.

Special dreams are a very rare and extraordinary occurrence. An unforgettably vivid and powerful experience, the life-altering dream often leaves the bereaved with a sense of serenity and higher understanding.

A comforting and reassuring read for anyone whose experienced bereavement, Special Dream encourages healing through personal messages from beyond the grave.

Luellen Hoffman is an adjunct professor at George Mason University and the recipient of the Chairman's Award VNU/Nielsen Business Media for her outstanding people and communication skills. She lives in Fairfax, Virginia.

Book Details:
Title: Special Dream: Personal Accounts After the Death of a Loved One, Second Edition
Editor: Luellen Hoffman
Publisher: Crossroad, an imprint of The Crossroad Publishing Company, Distributed by Independent
Publishers Group
Publication: September 2009, $14.95 (CAN $16.95), Paper, ISBN: 9780824525415
Self-Help/Spirituality, 144 pages, 5.15 x 7.5

Available at bookstores everywhere and through Independent Publishers Group, 814 N. Franklin St., Chicago, IL 60610. Toll-free number for orders only: 1-800-888-4741.

For Release: Oct 1, 2009 Publicity contact: Lina Herrera The Crossroad Publishing Company Phone: (845) 517-0180 ext. 117 Email: [email protected] **digital cover image available**