Title: Seasons of Insanity: Two Sisters’ Struggle with Their Elder Sister’s Mental Illness
Author: Elaine Taylor and Julie Hanes
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 9781543426731
Pages: 382
Genre: Memoir

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Synopsis

“Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!” fourteen-year-old Jane cried, believing she was being bitten by spiders as she fled her bedroom to seek the comfort of the sofa in the downstairs living room. In succeeding nights, this behavior was repeated, only now, she was also shouting, “Bats in the belfry! Bats in the belfry!” imagining there were people occupying the unfinished area of the upstairs that was accessed through her bedroom. These episodes revealed for the first time she was having full-blown mental health issues. This was not news to her younger sisters, Elaine and Julie, who recognized from very young ages Jane’s inappropriate and antisocial behavior. As adults, the two younger sisters, for the most part, managed to escape from dealing with the tribulations presented by their older sister until their mother’s heart attack when they were thrown into Jane’s hell head on.

About the Author

ELAINE TAYLOR (pen name) completed two years of college with a major in accounting. Elaine is currently retired after spending forty-one years in the work force as a bookkeeper and administrative assistant. She continues her favorite hobby of sewing and quilting and spends as much time as possible at their mountain getaway. She and her husband, Ken, have three children, six grandchildren, and one great-grandson. JULIE HANES’s (pen name) career began as a secretary after graduating from a business college. She gradually evolved into a computer programmer/analyst after receiving her bachelor’s degree in information systems development in 1989. Julie traveled extensively throughout Europe while living in England and Germany with her husband, Doug, while he served as a fighter pilot and flight instructor. She became a widow in 2000 when Doug died of cancer. Julie married her second husband, Gerald, in 2008. She is the proud step-grandmother of five adoring grandsons.

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