Synopsis of Soaring & Crashing

Holly Hollan's personal journey into the throes of Bipolar (formerly called manic-depression) will leave readers with an intimate understanding of the disorder, and a hopeful way to cope with the future. Her aim is to assist both those who have the disorder as well as loved ones coping with those afflicted with the disorder.

Holly Hollan uses Soaring & Crashing to bring readers into an account of her life with Bipolar. She travels through a troubled childhood, and into an equally tumultuous adulthood, illustrating the ups and downs of this often misunderstood and stigmatized condition. Ultimately, readers will be confronted with the knowledge that those coping with mental illness lead purposeful and full lives. Although the challenges faced by those with bipolar may be of a different nature than those of the general population, in the end we are all simply riding the roller coaster of life. Soaring & Crashing is an honest, soulful account of one woman's journey to the borders of her mind, and will prove an exciting, moving read for anyone willing to jump on that roller coaster and hang on until the end!

What do we do when we feel completely hopeless as if one more minute of life is not worth living? What do we do when the emotional pain is so intense that cutting on ourselves almost seems pleasurable because it diverts the pain from our total being to something more localized and specific? Holly Hollan's book offers insights to these and other questions about bipolar disorder.

As a literary agent, I have read many memoirs. Few have been as honest and forthright as Holly Hollan's. Her intelligent insight into her own life story will help many bipolars understand the emotional roller coaster they are living, and will help their loved ones care for them. If you or someone you love has this disorder, I urge you to go out and buy this book!

-- Sally Hill McMillan

Sally Hill McMillan & Associates, Inc., A Literary Agency