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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

by , , and

  • ★★★★ ★ 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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English
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homosexuality, deafness, dwarfism, Down Syndrome, autism, scizophrenia, disability, prodigies, rape, crime, transgender, Identity (Psychology), Wellcome Book Prize winner, Books for a Better Life Award winner, J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize winner, Dayton Literary Peace Prize winner, Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner, National Council on Crime and Delinquency Award winner, National Book Critics Circle Award Winner, Psychology, Parents of exceptional children, Exceptional children, Parent and child, Children with disabilities, Psychological aspects, Parents of children with disabilities, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2012-12-02, New York Times bestseller, Families, Parent-child-relationships, Identity, 80.25 remedial education: general, 80.82 education in families, 71.21 family, nuclear family (sociology), Family and Relationships, Children with disabilities--psychology, Children with disabilities--united states--psychology, Exceptional children--psychology, Exceptional children--united states--psychology, Parents of children with disabilities--united states, Parents of exceptional children--united states, Identity (psychology)--united states, Parent and child--psychological aspects, Parent and child--united states--psychological aspects, Disabled children--psychology, Child, exceptional--psychology, Social identification, Parents--psychology, Parent-child relations, Hv888.5 .s65 2012, Hv 888.5 s65 2012, 362.4083/0973, Child psychology, Child psychology, juvenile literature, Parent and child, juvenile literature, Disabled Children, Exceptional Child, Parents

People

Andrew Solomon, Lisa Hedley, Matt Roloff, Leslie Park, Leslye Sneider, Betty Adelson, Cheryl Brown, Clinton Brown, Ginny Foos, Monique Duras, Arthur Frank

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United States, Gallaudet
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Far from the Tree: Young Adult Edition--How Children and Their Parents Learn to Accept One Another ... Our Differences Unite Us
2018, Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
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Far from the Tree: Young Adult Edition--How Children and Their Parents Learn to Accept One Another ... Our Differences Unite Us
2017, Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
in English
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Far from the Tree: Young Adult Edition--How Children and Their Parents Learn to Accept One Another ... Our Differences Unite Us
2017, Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
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Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
2014 September, Scribner Classics
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Far from the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
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Far From the Tree: A Dozen Kinds of Love
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Far from the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
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Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
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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

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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

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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

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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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