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The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Journey to Understand His Extraordinary Son
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The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Journey to Understand His Extraordinary Son Hardcover - 2011

by Brown, Ian


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""[A]n intimate glimpse into the life of a family that cares around the clock for a disabled child, that gets so close to the love and despair, and the complex questions the life of such a child raises...It is a beautiful book, heartfelt and profound, warm and wise." "" --Jane Bernstein, author of "Loving Rachel "and "Rachel in the World

Ian Brown's son Walker is one of only about 300 people worldwide diagnosed with cardiofaciocutaneous (CFC) syndrome--an extremely rare genetic mutation that results in unusual facial appearance, the inability to speak, and a compulsion to hit himself constantly. At age thirteen, he is mentally and developmentally between one and three years old and will need constant care for the rest of his life.

Brown travels the globe, meeting with genetic scientists and neurologists as well as parents, to solve the questions Walker's doctors can't answer. In his journey, he offers an insightful critique of society's assumptions about the disabled, and he discovers a connected community of families living with this illness. As Brown gradually lets go of his self-blame and hope for a cure, he learns to accept the Walker he loves, just as he is.

Honest, intelligent, and deeply moving, "The Boy in the Moon "explores the value of a single human life.

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  • Title The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Journey to Understand His Extraordinary Son
  • Author Brown, Ian
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 293
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martin's Press, New York
  • Date 2011-04
  • ISBN 9780312671839

About the author

IAN BROWN is an author and a feature writer for "The Globe and Mail. The Boy in the Moon "has won three of Canada's most prestigious literary awards: the Charles Taylor Prize, the Trillium Book Award, and the British Columbia National Book Award for Nonfiction.
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