Michael Pytkiewicz is a South African author from the small town of Secunda, Mpumalanga, and is an advocate for mental health awareness and suicide. Having faced many ordeals of his own, he tries to raise awareness around such topics and engages in various events for these causes. Michael uses this novel to showcase how people can change through hard work, how important the relationships with others are and how people with mental illnesses suffer under the surface. Michael works in the financial services sector and is an active rugby player for Newbridge Rugby Club.
