Helen Maczkowiack

Latest Book: An Awkward Fit
Self-published, Adelaide, 2006
An Awkward Fit is the biography of Helen's son, Stephen, who suffered from schizophrenia and took his own life at just 29. It captures the haunting story of a young man's desperate struggle to find his way in life. It features excerpts from Stephen's diary, which gives the reader a deep insight into his illness: the paranoia, obsession and flashes of anger, the unpredictability as well as the creativity and energy. It is also the story of Helen as his mother and carer. And how she gradually came to face life again after his death.

Genre:

• Australiana
• (auto)biography
• nonfiction

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• school visits
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