Handy reminder - the eight essential elements of appeal:
- Pacing
- Characterization
- Story Line (including the books context, type, genre, theme, and subjects)
- Language
- Setting
- Detail
- Tone
- Learning/Experiencing
Far from the Tree : parents, children, and the search for identity by Andrew Solomon, is a detailed and enlightening look at families where one or more child has a difference or disability that was not necessarily expected by the parents. Solomon's stories of families and individuals are based on thousands of hours of scholarly research and interviews with parents and their children. Though lengthy and deliberate, Solomon's sensitive and articulate interviews allow the reader the opportunity to experience the challenges faced by the parents and their offspring, exposing readers to complexities, paradoxes and circumstances that otherwise would be hidden.
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