Zig-Zag Boy: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood

Zig-Zag Boy is a heartrending memoir that chronicles one mother's unwavering quest to accept her son's journey through psychosis.

Told with tenderness, lyricism, and generous candor, this compelling story conveys the power of a mother's love in the face of archaic mental healthcare systems and the mysteries of altered states.

As the boy she raised suffers the effects of multiple hospitalizations, powerful drugs that blunt his emotions, and torturous nights on the streets, Tanya Frank learns to abandon her fears for the future and accept the zig-zagging path of her son's life.

With a moving lamentation for things lost and a brave testament to the people we become in difficult circumstances, Zig-Zag Boy is both a powerful indictment of mental healthcare systems and a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.