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Author Solomon, Andrew, 1963-

Title Far from the tree : parents, children and the search for identity / Andrew Solomon.

Published New York, NY : Scribner, [2012]
©2012

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Location Call No. Status
 UniM Bail  362.40830973 SOLO    AVAILABLE
Edition 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Physical description ix, 962 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Son -- Deaf -- Dwarfs -- Down syndrome -- Autism -- Schizophrenia -- Disability -- Prodigies -- Rape -- Crime -- Transgender -- Father.
Summary The National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon explores the consequences of extreme personal differences between parents and children, describing his own experiences as a gay child of straight parents while evaluating the circumstances of people affected by physical, developmental or cultural factors that divide families.
Subject Children with disabilities -- United States -- 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 -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
ISBN 9780743236713 (hardback : alkaline paper)
9780743236720 (trade paperback : alkaline paper)
9781439183106 (ebook : alkaline paper)

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