It Started with Dracula

The Count, My Mother, and Me

By: Jane Congdon

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Paperback | 1 October 2011

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356 Pages

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The terrifying legend of Count Dracula silently skulking through the Transylvania night may have terrified generations of filmgoers, but the tall, elegant vampire captivated and electrified a young Jane Congdon, igniting a dream to one day see his mysterious land of ancient castles and misty hollows.

Four decades later she finally takes her long-awaited trip-never dreaming that it would unearth decades-buried memories of life with an alcoholic mother, and trigger a life-changing inner journey. Unfolding in 18 days as she followed the footsteps of Dracula from Bucharest, to the Carpathian Mountains, and the Black Sea, Dracula's back yard would become the prism through which she would revisit her childhood, unearthing long-buried memories of her past, and lay claim to a happiness she had never known.

A memoir full of surprises, Jane's story is one of hope, love-and second chances.

Unfinished business can surface when we least expect it. It Started with Dracula is the inspiring story of two parallel journeys: one a carefully planned vacation and the other an astonishing and unexpected detour in healing a wounded heart.-Charles Whitfield, MD, Bestselling author of Healing the Child Within

An elegantly written, and cleverly told real-life adventure story proving that the struggle for self-love is universal. An electrifying read.-Diane Bruno, CISION Media

Thrilling! Dracula fans will love the movie references and devour the adventures of one of their own in Romania.-C. Dean Andersson, author, I Am Dracula

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Unfinished Business can surface when we least expect it. This is the inspiring story of two parallel journeys: one a carefully planned vacation and the other an astonishing and unexpected detour in healing a wounded heart. --Charles Whitfield, MD, Healing the Child Within

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Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Prologue: Welcome to My Country	p. xv
Roots of Passion
At the Movies	p. 3
Preconceived Notions	p. 9
Nature of the Beast	p. 17
Glen Ferris	p. 21
The Letter	p. 29
Secrets	p. 33
Flights of Fancy	p. 39
Waves	p. 45
My One and Only Dracula	p. 51
Magic Places
First Impressions	p. 59
One-Armed Bandits	p. 67
Jenny Meets Dracula	p. 73
A Gaggle of Gadgets	p. 83
Dracula in Bucharest	p. 87
	p. 95
Fences	p. 103
Say "Brinza"!	p. 113
A Tale of Two Castles: Poenari	p. 119
The Runner	p. 125
Monsters and Monasteries	p. 129
Valley of Memories	p. 135
The Brukenthal	p. 141
The Lake	p. 147
What Ails You	p. 153
The Accident	p. 157
We Thirst	p. 163
Crossroads	p. 169
Out in the Country	p. 177
The Camera, the Camera!	p. 183
Prisons	p. 189
The Company of Women	p. 195
All Our Fears	p. 199
A Place to Go	p. 203
The Girl in Pink	p. 211
Bucovina	p. 219
The Symptoms	p. 225
Myth and Reality
The Photo Album	p. 233
Dracula Park	p. 239
Creatures of the Night	p. 245
Vlad's Town	p. 255
Killing Time in Sighisoara	p. 261
Devil House	p. 265
"If You Love Miss Lucy..."	p. 269
The Good and Bad of Brasov	p. 273
The Move	p. 279
A Tale of Two Castles: Bran	p. 285
Catching the Train	p. 291
The T-Shirt	p. 295
Three for the Road	p. 299
Birthdays	p. 303
A Day at the Beach	p. 309
La Revedere	p. 313
Healing	p. 317
Epilogue	p. 321
Book Club Discussion Questions	p. 325
About the Author	p. 329
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It Started with Dracula

The Count, My Mother, and Me

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