Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for

Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, a Books for a Better Life Award, and one of The New York Times Book Reviewâ‚¬s Ten Best Books of 2012, this masterpiece by the National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon features stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children, but also find profound meaning in doing soâ‚¬"â‚¬Å“a brave, beautiful book that will expand your humanityâ‚¬Â (People).

Solomonâ‚¬s startling proposition in Far from the Tree is that being exceptional is at the core of the human conditionâ‚¬"that difference is what unites us. He writes about families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, or multiple severe disabilities; with children who are prodigies, who are conceived in rape, who become criminals, who are transgender. While each of these characteristics is potentially isolating, the experience of difference within families is universal, and Solomon documents triumphs of love over prejudice in every chapter.

All parenting turns on a crucial question: to what extent should parents accept their children for who they are, and to what extent they should help them become their best selves. Drawing on ten years of research and interviews with more than three hundred families, Solomon mines the eloquence of ordinary people facing extreme challenges.

Elegantly reported by a spectacularly original and compassionate thinker, Far from the Tree explores how people who love each other must struggle to accept each otherâ‚¬"a theme in every familyâ‚¬s life.
Country USA
Brand SCRIBNER
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 37598010
ReleaseDate 2013-10-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780743236720

Country	USA
Brand	SCRIBNER
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	37598010
ReleaseDate	2013-10-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780743236720

Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity

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