In 1885 Julie Forette comes to Paris, determined to work at the infamous Salpêtrière Asylum for women. Drawn to help the seemingly disturbed Sabrine (‘Princess of the Hysterics’), Julie enlists the aid of the young intern Dr. Freud and together pursue the hidden potential of hypnotism and dream interpretation. Julie becomes the ‘Dream Collector’ collecting from Freud and many of the major 19th Century artists, including, Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh their one unforgettable, soul-defining dream. A novel whose theme is the empowerment of art.