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This book is the biography of Helen Maczkowiacks son, Stephen, who suffered from schizophrenia and took his own life at just 29. It captures the haunting story of a young mans desperate struggle to find his way in life. It features excerpts from Stephens 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. Helen says in the preface of her book that her primary motivation was to preserve her sons writings. But as she became more and...