Far From The Tree

The tales Solomon returns with, of profound disability and extreme differences overcome, make it a bible of empathy and inclusion -- Cressida Connolly Spectator Andrew Solomon's Far From The Tree is a prodigious, illuminating book about the challenge of being a parent - especially when children are out of the ordinary -- Tim Adams Observer Life-affirming, thought provoking and highly readable, the book was compiled over 10 years of interviews and I found it deeply moving -- Kate Kellaway Observer Many accounts are desperately moving, but Solomon goes far beyond cheap pity... The book is an exquisite written study of parental love - as well as a how-to manual for receptivity -- Kerry Hudson Herald [A] magnificent study of disability and identity differences -- Susannah Meadows New York Times This wise book is a careful and surprising study of difference between parent and child and how it shapes our lives -- Stephen Grosz Sunday Telegraph For anyone struggling with decisions over parenting, it's an affirming reminder that there is no such thing as normal -- Femke Colborne Big Issue in the North Parents - especially mothers - are the heroes of this book, many of them describing with extraordinary absence of self-pity how they have coped with almost unimaginable adversity -- Dominic Lawson Sunday Times Solomon really makes you think... Uniquely brilliant -- William Leith Evening Standard Beautiful The Times