Giving up the Ghost Non-Fiction David Helwig grew up in

David Helwig grew up in the haunted town of Niagara-on-the-Lake long before it became a fashionable summer destination for charter coaches of American tourists

Avison’s published poetry up to 2002 was gathered into Always Now: the Collected Poems (Porcupine’s Quill

2014) and biographies of Canadian poet Charles Mair

He is known for films such as Happy Birthday to Me (1981) and Diamond Cut Diamond (2001)

brave prose

Giving up the Ghost Non-Fiction David Helwig grew up inGiving Up the Ghost maps the internal and external trajectories of a family navigating the grief that has sent them spiralling into their own separate orbits. Poignant but also at times comedic, their seemingly disparate narratives reveal how the despair and brokenness of a family in sorrow can lead to a place where hope and reconciliation are possible.