In THE FOURTH WALL, Elizabeth Maria Naranjo gives readers a touching and creative meditation on the nature of grief and emotional healing.
Marin has always had a unique dream life. She has the gift of lucid dreaming, meaning she is fully aware as she dreams and able to take action. After a car accident takes her mother's life and leaves her family in tatters, her dreams offer solace and sanctuary. This is fine until the unexpected intervention of a school psychologist--and contact with peers who are each damaged in his or her own way--makes Marin consider that maybe, just maybe, there's something for her back in the real world, though it means dealing with her pain and confusion. Only by now, her dream world has become a reality in its own right, and it won't set her free easily.
Naranjo's characters are rich and real, with a psychological complexity usual in YA fiction. There's a lyrical quality to her writing that echoes Marin's dreams. Reality and fantasy co-exist flawlessly. The ending is a huge surprise, yet there's so much raw emotional truth in Marin's experience, this resolution is both believable and satisfying.
There is nothing generic about this paranormal YA novel. It is a young adult's story told with depth and compassion. Naranjo's fantasy throws reality into stark relief so that, through the whirl and tumble of Marin's dreams, we more fully understand her and ourselves.
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