Far from the Tree - Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity (Paperback)

Solomon's startling proposition in "Far from the Tree" is that being exceptional is at the core of the human condition--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 other--a theme in every family's life.

General

Imprint:	Scribner Book Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Andrew Solomon
Dimensions:	234 x 150 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	962
ISBN-13:	978-0-7432-3672-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects Promotions
LSN:	0-7432-3672-6
Barcode:	9780743236720

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