{"product_id":"far-from-the-tree-parents-children-and-the-search-for-identity-9780743236713","title":"Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, a Books for a Better Life Award, and one of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e's Ten Best Books of 2012, this masterpiece by the National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Noonday Demon\u003c\/i\u003e features stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children, but also find profound meaning in doing so--\"a brave, beautiful book that will expand your humanity\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSolomon's startling proposition in \u003ci\u003eFar from the Tree\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElegantly reported by a spectacularly original and compassionate thinker, \u003ci\u003eFar from the Tree\u003c\/i\u003e explores how people who love each other must struggle to accept each other--a theme in every family's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743236713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.50w x 2.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Books for a Better Life - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Critics Circle Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lukas Prize Project - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2012 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews Fall Preview\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2012 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/05\/2012 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/19\/2012 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/26\/2012 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/25\/2012 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNY Times Notable Bks of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/02\/2012 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/02\/2012 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Nonfiction\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2012 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/07\/2013 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e192973 \/ Far from the Tree: Young Adult Edition: How Children and Their Parents Learn to Accept One Another..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 22\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andrew Solomon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43228280324277,"sku":"9780743236713","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4468b393-377f-4957-8b82-dc6db4aa4082.jpg?v=1698723344","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/far-from-the-tree-parents-children-and-the-search-for-identity-9780743236713","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}