What people are saying ...
About SPLIT
Lee Kofman, The Writer Laid Bare
In her work, Maggie consistently engages with tough, complex themes – and she does so bravely, unflinchingly, with deep commitment to making art out of her trauma. Her writing can do much good in the world.
Dassi Erlich, In Bad Faith
I smiled when I got to the last chapter and your question of how to end your book when the reality of life means there's no neat bow to tie at the end of a trauma-filled journey.
Your storytelling was beautiful and engaging, and for such heavy hard topics you never made it hard to read. I learned, I cried, I even chuckled and now I walk away from your story in awe for the life you have survived and the person you have become.
Dr George Blair-West, Psychiatrist, The Girl in the Green Dress
I hope you will find that the book you are about to read engages you and fills you with fascination in equal parts, as it did me. It is also at times, a harrowing read, but then if it was not there would be no inspiration, no ‘rising above’ – the valuable gift that real-life accounts such as this have to offer us.
Michelle Tom, 10,000 Aftershocks
A candid, often harrowing account of the enduring human spirit.
Alan Close, Before You Met Me
SPLIT is a book to inspire and inform every trauma survivor who had a future ... for anyone wanting to reduce stigmas around mental health.
About FRACTURED MOTHERHOOD
Cynthia Banham, author of Mother Shadow
In Fractured Motherhood, Maggie Walters grapples with a fear familiar to many new parents: how would the way she was raised influence her as a mother? In Maggie’s case, she was parented by an abusive father and a mother who looked away. Her response – defined by extraordinary resilience and an enormous capacity for love – will inspire. Fractured Motherhood is heart-felt, brave, and, ultimately, triumphant.
Matthew Roberts, Psychiatrist
Fractured Motherhood is Maggie Walters’ moving follow-up to SPLIT. It’s a quest to become the parent she never had - loving, present, safe. She takes us to opposite sides of the world, to the birthplaces of her parents and of her adoptive children. In both places she’s looking for meaning, but in only one does she find love.
Voula Concengco, Runaway Bay Programming Librarian
A compelling read. Maggie has brilliantly covered many thought-provoking concepts, especially that of intergenerational trauma and motherhood.
Anna Featherstone, Honey Farm Dreaming
Fractured Motherhood is Maggie Walters’s vulnerable, honest, and deeply heartfelt account of her journey to becoming a mother. Walters is an exceptional writer and storyteller. Reading her book feels like settling into a long, meaningful conversation with an old friend.
Nin Mok, Suddenly Silent and Still
A powerful testament to resilience and determination. When you want something badly enough, you move mountains to get it. Fractured Motherhood is a moving reminder that what feels impossible can indeed become possible.