An Awkward Fit

An Awkward Fit

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Helen Maczkowiack

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 207


How do you cope when your son suicides? Why was Stephen different and why did it lead to this? A powerful, searingly honest account of a young man's search to find his place in the world. It's tragic, confronting and ultimately heart-warming. Recommended for parents, secondary schools and community services. A haunting story of a young man's desperate struggles to fit into a world that was different from how he imagined it should be. After many years of anguish, at the age of 29 he tragically ended his life. Stephen, a gifted writer, kept comprehensive accounts of his life from an early age, only to be discovered after his death. His carefully described soul -searching thoughts, the sensations he experienced and the emotional reactions he recorded while trying to find peace and acceptance, became the basis for this book. This has given voice to the silent suffering of many young and not so young people of today.



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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Helen Maczkowiack

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 207


How do you cope when your son suicides? Why was Stephen different and why did it lead to this? A powerful, searingly honest account of a young man's search to find his place in the world. It's tragic, confronting and ultimately heart-warming. Recommended for parents, secondary schools and community services. A haunting story of a young man's desperate struggles to fit into a world that was different from how he imagined it should be. After many years of anguish, at the age of 29 he tragically ended his life. Stephen, a gifted writer, kept comprehensive accounts of his life from an early age, only to be discovered after his death. His carefully described soul -searching thoughts, the sensations he experienced and the emotional reactions he recorded while trying to find peace and acceptance, became the basis for this book. This has given voice to the silent suffering of many young and not so young people of today.