Back of the Book Information
Author Biography:
Holly Hollan is a Web Administrator for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department who owned an editing business for six years. She currently lives in Austin, Texas with her two Border collies.
Despite her unusually steep version of the bipolar roller coaster, she maintains successful social and career relationships.
Sales Handle:
Holly Hollan's personal journey into the throes of Bipolar (formerly referred to as manic-depression) will leave readers with an intimate understanding of the disorder, and a hopeful way to cope with the future.
Back Cover Copy:
Holly Hollan uses Soaring and Crashing to bring readers into an account of her life with Bipolar. She travels through a troubled childhood, and into an equally tumultous 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, and 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 and 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!
Endorsements:
"More than 15 years ago I told Holly, with a degree of certainty, "You will never marry Neil Diamond"! I would have been surprised at that time to discover that one day Neil Diamond would announce: "I love you, Holly," on national radio. If you like the thrill of fast action, unpredictable ups an downs, and yet a long-term coherent story and willful influencer over the unfolding events, hang on, you are in for a treat. Ahead is a fabulous adventure tale of a journey to the edge and back again."
-- William J. Dubin, PhD, Psychologist
"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"!
