In 'Crux,' A Journalist Investigates The Troubled Life Of Her Own Father
At age 11, Jean Guerrero's mother told her that her dad had schizophrenia. Years later, the author is unable to verify the diagnosis — and refuses to accept it.
Marco Antonio Guerrero was different from a young age — "pensive, inventive, intrepid but also full of love."
He teaches himself anatomy from library books, is exhilarated by the challenge of learning how car engines work, and studies Arthurian legends, quantum mechanics, world wars. But after he loses control of the family business to a half-sister, he falls into a deep depression, slipping away from his young daughters.
"The rare times Papi emerged from his
