A wake for the dreamland is a harrowing account of the lives of three friends from edmonton during world war two two young men and one young woman the men have the greater part of the story since they join the army and are sent into action in italy. A wake for the dreamland is a harrowing account of the lives of three friends from edmonton during world war two two young men and one young woman the men have the greater part of the story since they join the army and are sent into action in italy. Even in the aftermath in the shadow of the dreamland these friends fight their own inner battles to have faith in their right to love and be loved to honour their promises and ultimately find their way home a wake for the dreamland was on the edmonton journal bestseller list for 35 weeks before winning the alberta readers choice . A wake for the dreamland is a harrowing account of the lives of three friends from edmonton during world war two two young men and one young woman the men have the greater part of the story since they join the army and are sent into action in italy. A wake for the dreamland laurel deedrick mayne 176 likes friends william robert and annie are on the cusp of adulthood while the world is on the brink of war