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

A brilliant and absolutely original thinker, Andrew Solomon’s trip began from his experience of being the gay child of directly parents. He wondered how other households accommodate children who’ve a number of about DEFINATELY NOT the Tree: Parents, Kids and the Seek out Identity distinctions: groups of individuals who are deaf, who are dwarfs, who’ve Down syndrome, who’ve autism, who’ve schizophrenia, who’ve multiple severe disabilities, who are prodigies, who commit offences, who are transgender. Bookended with Solomon’s encounters as a boy, and then afterwards as a dad, this publication explores the aged adage that says the apple doesn’t fall definately not the tree; instead some apples fall a couple of orchards away, some on the other side of the world.

In twelve sharply noticed and shifting chapters, Solomon details individuals who’ve been heartbreaking victims of extreme prejudice, but also tales of parents who have embraced their childrens’ variations and tried to improve 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, effective take on a major social issue, Far from the Tree offers far-reaching conclusions about fresh households, academia, and just how our lifestyle addresses issues of illness and identity.