The Anti-Romantic Child: A Memoir of Unexpected Joy - Priscilla Gilman - Books - HarperCollins - 9780061690280 - April 24, 2012
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?TheAnti-Romantic Child is remarkable. This haunting and lyrical memoir will bean invaluable and heartening guide to all who find themselves in similarsituations and indeed anyone confronting an unforeseen challenge.? ?MarieBrenner, writer for Vanity Fair andauthor of Apples and Oranges
 
With an emotionally resonant combination of memoirand literature, Wordsworth scholar Priscilla Gilman recounts the challenges ofraising a son with hyperlexia, a developmentaldisorder neurologically counterpoint to dyslexia. Gilman explores thecomplexities of our hopes and expectations for our children and ourselves. Withluminous prose and a searing, personal story evocative of A Year of MagicalThinking and A Year of Reading Proust, Gilman?s The Anti-RomanticChild is an unforgettable exploration of what happens when we lean toembrace the unexpected.  


304 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 24, 2012
ISBN13 9780061690280
Publishers HarperCollins
Pages 304
Dimensions 135 × 203 × 203 mm   ·   217 g
Language English  

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