Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
of Andrew Solomon
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Andrew Solomonâs startling proposition in Far from the Tree is that being exceptional is at the core of the human conditionâthat difference is what unites us. He writes about families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down's 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 otherâa theme in every familyâs life.
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- Format Hardcover
- Pages 962 pages
- Publisher Scribner
- Publication Date November 13th 2012
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9999999999999
- Edition US / Canada
- Category Non-Fiction
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