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Zig-Zag Boy: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood

Maybe someday

26

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

7/100

Critics

44/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Tanya Frank

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company

Date:

February 28, 2023

A memoir of a mother's quest to accept her son's journey through psychosis.

What The Reviewers Say

Beth Macy,
The New York Times Book Review
Poignant.
Karen Clements,
Booklist
A recurring motif of elephant seals punctuates this crucial account, which will speak to other families caught between loved ones, mental illness, and society’s judgment..
Rebecca Foster,
Shelf Awareness
Candid.

Kirkus
Frank candidly discusses the wisdom of letting go what cannot be healed or made whole in exchange for the gift of acceptance.