Delamore’s Dreams is about the power of hope, forgiveness and the enduring bonds of family and friendship. The heart of the story is a wayward son and his estranged hard-luck father striving for respect, reconciliation and the strength to prevail. But the book also explores serious social issues (e.g., drug use, racism, teen violence and gang behavior) that transformed many American communities in the 1960s. The obstacles that confront the Delamores reflect the passions of the turbulent decade in which they have settled in their adopted hometown of Barrington, an “oil and water” community of affluent Jewish and working-class Italian families on the outskirts of New York City.