Outside Graceville - Drøm — First Edition (Imagined Lives, Vol. 1)
Limited to 50 signed copies — each with exclusive extras
Some houses never let go of their people.
Some people never let go of their house.
In the quiet fields outside Graceville, a family lived, worked, and loved within the walls of a Minnesota farmhouse. Over decades, its rooms filled with laughter, grief, and the steady rhythm of everyday life.
Drøm imagines the lives of those who called it home — from the first hammering of nails to the last creak of the floorboards. Told through portraits, artifacts, and fragments of the past, it is a story of dreams and duty, of love found and love outlasting loss.
The names are fiction.
The house is real.
And the truth lives somewhere in between.
Drøm is the opening volume in the "Outside Graceville" - Imagined Lives series — a work of historical fiction woven from real photographs, artifacts, and fragments of history left behind in one abandoned Minnesota farmhouse.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to old houses, antique photographs, and the stories they hold. I’ve explored hundreds of abandoned homes, poured over plat maps and census reports from the 1800s, collected countless century-old photographs, and wondered endlessly about the people in them. Imagined Lives is where all of that curiosity comes together — breathing life into names, faces, and places that time has nearly erased.
This First Edition is a signed, limited run of just 50 copies.
Each one comes with character inspired bonuses:
• A photo postcard from Mette (with a handwritten note on the back)
• A letter from Ole to Mette
• A bookmark inspired by Hannah
Plus:
• Special first edition printing + signature
• A matted 4x6 print of the Graceville house
Once these 50 are gone, they’re gone. Standard copies will be available later without the extras — but this is your chance to hold the very beginning.
60 pages, full color.
Written and photographed by Nisa Fiin.
Drøm - Deluxe First Edition
This isn’t just a book — it’s a signed, collector’s first edition with extras you won’t find anywhere else. Each copy directly supports the Documenting Disappearing Family Farmsteads project, helping preserve and share the stories of places that might otherwise be forgotten.
You’re not just buying Drøm. You’re investing in an art archive that supports an important mission — complete with a postcard from Mette, a letter from Ole, a Hannah-made bookmark, and a matted print of the Graceville house. Only 50 exist, and once they’re gone, they’re gone.
