Stacey Bartlett on the non-fiction award-winner from Andrew Solomon
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Psychologies
Far From The Tree
by Andrew Solomon (Vintage, £11.99)
In a study of parents raising ‘exceptional’ families, including those coping with deafness or autism, children conceived in rape and those who grow up to be criminals, Solomon has created a profound and touching volume of different – and difficult – kinds of love, exploring themes of bravery, generosity and acceptance.
A book that tells the stories of parents dealing with exceptional children, Andrew Solomon’s Far From The Tree (Vintage, £11.99) was one of Psychologies’ favourite non-fiction books of last year, and it’s just won the Wellcome Book Prize, given to the best new work of fiction or non-fiction centred on medicine and health
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