An edition of Far From the Tree (2012)

Far From the Tree

Parents, Children and the Search for Identity

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An edition of Far From the Tree (2012)

Far From the Tree

Parents, Children and the Search for Identity

  • 4.5 (2 ratings) ·
  • 36 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 3 Have read

Solomon tells the stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so.

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Publisher
Scribner
Language
English
Pages
962

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Cover of: Far from the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
Far from the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
Mar 06, 2014, Vintage
paperback
Cover of: Far From the Tree
Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
2013, Chatto & Windus
Paperback in English
Cover of: Far From the Tree
Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
2012 November, Scribner
Ebook in English
Cover of: Far From the Tree
Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
2012-11, Scribner
Hardcover in English - 1st Scribner hardcover ed.

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Table of Contents

Son
Deaf
Dwarfs
Down syndrome
Autism
Schizophrenia
Disability
Prodigies
Rape
Crime
Transgender
Father
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Edition Notes

Published in
New York, USA
Copyright Date
2012

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
362.4083/0973
Library of Congress
HV888.5 .S65 2012, HV888.5.S65 2012
lccn_permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2012020878

The Physical Object

Format
Ebook
Number of pages
962

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26383671M
ISBN 10
1439183104
ISBN 13
9781439183106
LCCN
2012020878
OCLC/WorldCat
779265963
British National Bibliography
GBB7H4925
British Library
BLL01018515345
Google
qTbb7djcOoC
Canadian National Library Archive
40722593
Goodreads
13547624

Work Description

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's syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, or multiple severe disabilities; with children who are prodigies, who are conceived in rape, who become criminals, and 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.

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