“Even a Mother Can’t Body-Block Mental Illness”
Macy, Beth, 2023.“In her memoir, “Zig-Zag Boy,” Tanya Frank looks back on her son’s epic struggle with schizoaffective disorder.”
“‘By turns an eloquent meditation on the power of nature and a terrifying expose on the hellscape of parenting a mentally ill child into young adulthood … The something else Frank hangs her intense, readable journey on is the healing power of nature and community … This book will be a balm for relatives of people with mental illness, particularly those who haven’t yet sought support … Frank’s writing is fresh with keenly observed details … What Zig-Zag Boy does best is put you inside the dark recesses of living with a mentally ill adult child, an experience that is on the rise … hopefully it will inspire the most important quality of all among providers.”
You can read the full book review here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/18/books/review/zig-zag-boy-tanya-frank.html