Synopsis "Echoes of a Haunting: A House in the Country"
Echoes of a Haunting recounts the true story of a real "haunted" house although the author prefers the word "disturbed". Do not expect the "usual" tale filled with blood running down the walls, demons jumping out of closets, heads pivoting while spewing pea soup or seances with levitating mediums. Instead, the horror that lived in the House in the Country began slowly and quietly. It gradually built in intensity until living there became unbearable. The author's family, normal by any criteria, began to earn an unfair reputation as "devil worshipers" and "kooks". Despite efforts by various psychics and clergymen to ease the pressure, the house eventually won. When emotional and psychic shocks turned to physical threats, it became impossible to stay. The book attempts, in diary form, to trace the trajectory of the "haunting". The author was born in Buffalo, New York. At various times in her life she has worked as a Long-Distance Telephone operator, an office gofer, a school teacher, a student x-ray technician, an office manager, a secretary and an Assistant City Clerk/City Auditor. She has been writing poetry and short stories since she was 8 years and books since she was 22. Besides Echoes of a Haunting she has written a total of ten books in a series called BROTHERS which she hopes to have published in the near future. The events related in Echoes of a Haunting influenced many facets of her life including her place of residence. After fleeing from the House in the Country, she moved out West, first to California and then north to Oregon. She currently resides in the coastal town of Florence, Oregon with her mother, two dogs and two cats.
