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Seasons of Darkness Kindle Edition

by Belinda G. Buchanan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Ethan Harrington's innocence was lost seven years ago when his mother took her own life. Forced to grow up in a hurry, he quickly learns to build a wall around his heart, vowing to never let it be hurt again. Left alone with his controlling and abusive father in an isolated farmhouse, Ethan struggles to live among the shattered remains of a family that was never functional to begin with.

A kindhearted doctor, a beautiful girl, and a caring nanny all love him in different ways, but Ethan, now sixteen and still ravaged by his mother's suicide, turns to what he has seen his father take comfort in time and time again - thus giving rise to an inner demon that will not turn him loose.

A story of hope - even in the darkest of times, this is a coming-of-age novel that depicts the sometimes difficult, and oftentimes complex, relationship experienced between fathers and sons when tragedy strikes.

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A lonely young man trying to cope with his mother's suicide

struggles to live among a family that was never functional to begin with in this coming of age novel

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The author has done well to get inside the head of a man. A brilliant read. ~Claire Carey, reviewer
Belinda Buchanan shows her characters from all sides which is what makes them so interesting. ~Mary Gramlich, reviewer

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The mind is a beautiful thing. It can be a restful place to retreat at the end of a long, hard day, and at times be absolutely overflowing with joyful thoughts, imagination and wonderment. It can also be a dark and lonely imprisonment, full of terrible sadness laced with incoherent ramblings, and impossible delusions of grandeur.
Bipolar disorder affects approximately 5.7 million adults in America. Of these persons, nearly half of them will try to commit suicide at least once in their lifetime. Women however, may attempt it two to three times. These statistics alone are a heartbreaking fact - but add a name or a face of a family member to it, and it becomes devastating. Mental illness not only touches those who have it - it consumes their loved ones as well, leaving a haunting impression long after they are gone.
In Seasons of Darkness, I explore the dynamics of one fictional family living with such an aftermath. Everett Harrington, a no-nonsense businessman, should have taken Natalia's behavior that night as a sign of things to come, but hadn't. When it came to her, he found himself unable to think clearly. It was on a scorching afternoon in late July that he had stood at the altar with her, making a promise in front of God and her parents to love her for better or for worse - and it was ten years later, on a rainy morning in September that he'd buried her. The days in between had been filled with brief intervals of happiness...and long periods of hopelessness.

Now, left alone to raise a son he can't talk to and a daughter that he wants nothing to do with, he chooses to spend his evenings drowning his frustrations in a bottle of scotch, leaving him without the ability to control his temper.
Forced to grow up in a hurry, nine-year-old Ethan Harrington quickly learned to build a wall around his heart, vowing never to let it be hurt again. Now sixteen, and still ravaged by his mother's death, he struggles to live among the shattered remains of a family that was never functional to begin with.
As Ethan and Everett try to move on, Natalia's life is tenderly told through their eyes in vivid flashbacks that weaves throughout the book. A story of hope - even in the darkest of times, this is a coming-of-age novel that depicts the sometimes difficult and oftentimes complex relationship experienced between father and son when tragedy strikes.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00EK9JLUC
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 13, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2596 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 562 pages

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I am an author of edgy, women's fiction & mystery.

My stories are filled with angst, intimacy, despair, and hope. If you like these things, and don't mind a few racy scenes or a sprinkling of profanity here and there, then my books are for you.

I have written five novels to date: "After All Is Said And Done", "The Monster of Silver Creek", "Seasons of Darkness", "Tragedy at Silver Creek" and "Winter's Malice".

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I love to chat almost as much as I like to write, so come visit me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Belinda.G.Buchanan.author

or hop on over to my website at (https://belindagbuchanan.com)

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A family's seach for love

Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2017

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It started out a little mild but I had to put it down to get some sleep after just a couple chapters
and then it sure had my attention. I would hate to spoil it for anyone reading i so I'll just say if
any likes soul searching, heart rending story, be sure to read it.

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2016

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This was a damn good read. This was such a gut wrenching story that you feel it physically. You feel for Everett. It was so hard for him and he struggled. Thank you Belinda G. Buchanan for an excellent read.

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Kerry L. Reis

Deeply Dark Psychological Family Drama

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2022

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Everett Harrington, a hard-lined corporate trader who enjoys using his tough negotiating skills to buy out struggling companies, breaking them apart, and selling the divisions for tremendous profits, has just hired a housekeeping nanny, Greta, to take care of his 12 year old daughter, Renee, and his 16 year old son, Ethan, whose mother passed away several years ago. However, despite the addition of a hopefully calming nanny, the memories leading up to and surrounding the mother’s death continue to stir conflict and dysfunction between the over-controlling Everett, who expects and demands that his son must follow his vision to go to the appropriate college and join his corporate realm, and Ethan, who feels that the memories he has of his mother’s death must lead him down another direction. It is noted that this novel is a prequel to the author’s previous work, “After All is Said and Done”, and it probably would have provided a better foundation to have read the first book prior to reading this, as it took a lot of reading patience to reach an understanding and find a connection with the basically unlikable father and son characters. However, readers who seek to discover deeply inner psychological character themes will find some satisfaction in the mainly well-written 500+ pages of a deeply dysfunctional family drama.

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John Pansini

Season's A Page-Turner

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2014

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This is Ms. Buchanan's best work yet. Strong narrative voice and intriguing plot. Loved the ending. Highly recommended for fans of this series. It's good to go back and see how it all started.

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Wonderful

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2016

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I love all of her books!

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Mary Gramlich

All roads lead back to where we started from

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2013

Ethan Harrington grew up to be a troubled man and in Seasons of Darkness we find out why. The read is not comfortable but to understand a character the pieces that make them up tend to have huge gaps of difficult times.

Ethan became the doctor he longed to be and the reason is clearly revealed in the relationship he develops with the doctor that saved him physically and emotionally. Ethan’s father was not only an alcoholic but a child abuser who took his rage out on his son. The stress of his work and the tragic loss of his wife may have pushed Ethan’s father over the edge but his means of control were cruelty and the end justifies the punishment.

As you move through from one chapter to the next you see the picture of a wonderful boy who yearns for love and approval. He tries to please and make sure everyone is cared for but the one person being neglected is Ethan and the toll that takes on him builds to a pressure point that sets the stage for future life altering decisions.

Belinda Buchanan shows every side to her characters which is what makes them so interesting.

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Robin E Mason

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Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2014

Sixteen-year-old Ethan is following in his father’s footsteps. But not career wise, and not by choice.
When life becomes a fragile balancing act between a presentable image and the darkness that torments, Everett Harrington buries himself in his work and hides his feelings – and his fears – in a bottle of scotch. But stuffing yourself in a bottle or a board room is but a temporary fix, and the demons that are hiding eventually show their ugly faces. And with Everett, they showed up as contempt for the son who once was the little boy he so adored.
Everett, apparently, had his life neatly planned out. A solid career, no female distractions, headed for financial success. Single-minded in his career path and his future, he had no room for distractions.
Natalia was more than a distraction, though, and turned everything upside down and inside out. Natalia crept into his bed and into his heart. She twisted Everett Harrington around her little finger. She held him spellbound.
Even when he saw the signs, the instability, the inconsistency, he was helpless against the grip she had on his heart. A grip that tightened and turned to a stranglehold as her sickness worsened. And that grip ultimately rendered him unfeeling, cold and uncaring. Or trying to maintain a façade that he was unfeeling, cold and uncaring.
No man is an island, though, and those neatly contained emotions sometimes burst forth in fits of rage. Everett’s target was his son Ethan.

Seasons of Darkness is Ethan’s journey through his tormented adolescent years. From his mother’s death, and years of abuse, to the realization he possesses the same rage his father does. His young life is laden with tragedy and frustration, and impossible dreams.

Belinda G. Buchanan has masterfully conveyed the misery and agony of mental illness, and its long reaching effects. The scars on the heart, the helplessness felt by loved ones. The pain and emptiness. My heart bled for Ethan, but also for his father, for the sense of despair and helplessness. Pick up a copy, you won’t be disappointed. And when you’re through with Seasons of Darkness, Ethan’s story continues in After All is Said and Done. I’ll be reading it myself.

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