Boy Alone: A Brother's Memoir – A Haunting and Unforgettable Exploration of Growing Up with Autism, Complex Family Devotion, and Sibling Love

Boy Alone: A Brother's Memoir – A Haunting and Unforgettable Exploration of Growing Up with Autism, Complex Family Devotion, and Sibling Love

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Boy Alone: A Brother's Memoir – A Haunting and Unforgettable Exploration of Growing Up with Autism, Complex Family Devotion, and Sibling Love

€œExtraordinary€¦ Greenfeld details what it is like to grow up next to a €˜beautiful€ boy with whom he can never play and never connect and who never returns his love, but who, nonetheless, is the most important fact of his life.€
€" Michael Thompson, Ph.D., co-author of Raising Cain

€œBeautiful and powerful €¦. A masterpiece of literature and memory.€
€" Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and Universe

€œGripping.€
€" Washington Post

A WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

In this literary tour de force, Karl Taro Greenfield, the acclaimed journalist and author of China Syndrome, tells the story of his life growing up with his brother, chronicling the hopes, dreams, and realities of life with an autistic sibling. Fans of Joan Didion€s The Year of Magical Thinking and David Sheff€s Beautiful Boy will find many poignant, moving moments in Boy Alone.

Technical Specifications

Country
USA
Brand
Harper Perennial
Manufacturer
Harper Perennial
Binding
Paperback
PartNumber
black & white illustrations
IsAdultProduct
Height
8
Length
5.31
Weight
0.59965735264
Width
0.83
ReleaseDate
2010-04-27T00:00:01Z
NumberOfItems
1