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Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity

Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library


Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library

ratings:
Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Oct 22, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for IdentityAndrew SolomonIn conversation with Tom Curwen, staff-writer Los Angeles TimesThe National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, mines the eloquence of ordinary people facing extreme challenges in his new book. From families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, to children who are prodigies or transgender —Solomon illuminates the universal experiences of difference and the triumph of love. *Click here to see photos from the program!
Released:
Oct 22, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

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ALOUD is the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' award-winning literary series of live conversations, readings and performances at the historic Central Library and locations throughout Los Angeles.