Janis Tait Janis Tait i(A29627 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Living Death Janis Tait , Briar Hill : Indra Publishing , 2005 20666645 2005 single work autobiography

'The fractured jigsaw that became my life began even before I answered the phone. Over the next hours, running into years, jagged pieces of me fell away, trailing me as if signposting my existence. And yet, somehow, without me even knowing, somebody or something gently slid the pieces back into place. Pieces I thought were lost forever. But the jigsaw will never really be complete, for when you died you passed your pain to me.'

'This is the compelling story of a mother’s journey after her son suicides, and of her battle to learn to breathe again as she confronts the range of emotions that are left in the wake of suicide.'
'Even if you have not witnessed a loved one’s anguish due to mental illness, and their struggle to fit the ‘norm’ of society, you will find this story a powerful testament to the invincibility of love.'

1 The Wandering Albatross Janis Tait , 1995 single work short story
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 9 no. 1 1995; (p. 31-33) Mattoid , no. 51 1997; (p. 90-93)
1 The Observer Janis Tait , 1992 single work short story
— Appears in: Idiom 23 , November-December vol. 5 no. 2 1992; (p. 59-61)
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