Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity By: Andrew Solomon [Audiobook]

Author: Andrew Solomon
Narrated by: Andrew Solomon

National Book Critics Circle Award, Nonfiction, 2013

From the National Book Award-winning author of the “brave…deeply humane…open-minded, critically informed, and poetic” (The New York Times) The Noonday Demon, comes a game-changer of a book about the impact of extreme personal and cultural difference between parents and children.

A brilliant and utterly original thinker, Andrew Solomon’s journey began from his experience of being the gay child of straight parents. He wondered how other families accommodate children who have a variety of differences: families of people who are deaf, who are dwarfs, who have Down syndrome, who have autism, who have schizophrenia, who have multiple severe disabilities, who are prodigies, who commit crimes, who are transgender. Bookended with Solomon’s experiences as a son, and then later as a father, this book explores the old adage that says the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree; instead some apples fall a couple of orchards away, some on the other side of the world.

In 12 sharply observed and moving chapters, Solomon describes individuals who have been heartbreaking victims of intense prejudice, but also stories of parents who have embraced their childrens’ differences and tried to change the world’s understanding of their conditions. Solomon’s humanity, eloquence, and compassion give a voice to those people who are never heard. A riveting, powerful take on a major social issue, Far from the Tree offers far-reaching conclusions about new families, academia, and the way our culture addresses issues of illness and identity.

460K	01 - Far from the Tree.mp3
72M	02 - Chapter 1.mp3
102M	03 - Chapter 2.mp3
84M	04 - Chapter 3.mp3
82M	05 - Chapter 4.mp3
120M	06 - Chapter 5.mp3
97M	07 - Chapter 6.mp3
82M	08 - Chapter 7.mp3
118M	09 - Chapter 8.mp3
97M	10 - Chapter 9.mp3
98M	11 - Chapter 10.mp3
129M	12 - Chapter 11.mp3
45M	13 - Chapter 12.mp3
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