One Year of Insanity

About the Book

The 27-year-old protagonist of this story has everything in her grasp-a beautiful daughter, a thriving job, a quasi-attentive, almost-loving husband, and a loyal dog. What more could she ask for? One day, upon opening an innocent cell phone bill, her world comes to a devastating halt upon the realization that she is sharing her husband with a poorly-groomed, petulant nurse’s assistant at the local hospital. This frightening knowledge means that her dream is destroyed-She can no longer be the all-American woman who can do it all: Work, handle the finances, be a mom and a perfect wife, while still convincing her husband to be loyal as long as she can keep up the perfect runner’s physique. Her divorce, which throws her mind, and heart, into many different states of madness, causes her to seek help outside of herself. At three o’clock nearly every morning, she awakes, sits beneath her grandmother’s naturalist painting in her room, and consults the rational mind that awaits the irrational, frustrated woman who has no clue how to move forward with her life. These discussions, which become the essence of each chapter, paint a picture of the struggles every person faces when confronted with such demoralizing situations. Through these conversations, she seeks to find some sense out of the sleep depravation, solitude, and complete madness and in turn, builds a life-changing relationship with the very person she least expected.

About the Author

Brianna Sannella-Willis works as an English teacher at a local high school in the rural town of Tuolumne, California. She spends her time being a mother to her beautiful little girl, running through the picturesque landscapes of "God's Country", and escaping through the literature that inspired her to write in the first place. She received her journalism degree from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2002 and has published news and feature articles in a variety of different newspapers. One Year of Insanity is the first novel she has published.