Stone Arabia

Stone Arabia tells the story of a brother and sister, Nik and Denise, now in their forties. The sister is the reluctant caregiver in the family, dealing with an ailing mother and single-parenting her twenty-something daughter. The brother is a failed rock musician. Rather than confront his lack of success head-on, Nik creates a highly detailed fictional world where his imaginary band releases records; theyre reviewed; theres correspondence with fans; fawning press coverage; and more. Its all very ornate, and somewhat charming, if also deranged. He actually makes the music, too, and dutifully sends off hand-crafted editions to his immediate friends and family. But hes winding down his main musical seriesa set of CDs started at twenty and hes just issued #1and his sister fears the worst...