Off Kilter: A Woman's Journey to Peace with Scoliosis, Her Mother, & Her Polish Heritage

Even before she was diagnosed with scoliosis at thirteen, Linda Wisniewski felt off kilter. Born to a cruel father and a long-suffering mother in the insulated Polish Catholic community of upstate New York, she learned martyrdom as a way of life. Off Kilter shows her learning to stretch her Self as well as her spine as she comes to terms with her mentally deteriorating, widowed mother and her culture. Only by accepting her physical deformity, her emotionally unavailable mother, and her Polish American heritage does she finally find balance and a life that fits.

Linda C. Wisniewski is a librarian and newspaper feature writer who teaches adult education memoir classes. Off Kilter is her first book.

Media Mentions

• Writing It Real interview with Linda C. Wisniewski
• Small Press Reviews - Off Kilter
• Story Circle Network review of Off Kilter
• Another Story Circle Network review of Off Kilter
• Front Street Reviews - Off Kilter

Author Interviews

• Story Circle Network interview of Linda C. Wisniewski
• Writing It Real interview with Linda C. Wisniewski
• Front Street Reviews interview with Linda C. Wisniewski
• WVTL radio interview with Linda C. Wisniewski
• Audio recording of publisher Peggy Elam talking with Linda C. Wisniewski about Off Kilter

Related Links

• Pearlsong Press webpage for Off Kilter
• Linda C. Wisniewski's website
• Audio recording of publisher Peggy Elam talking with Linda C. Wisniewski about Off Kilter