Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity Aviv's gripping exploration is refracted

Aviv's gripping exploration is refracted through her own account of living in a hospital ward at the age of six and meeting a fellow patient with whom her life runs parallel--until it no longer does

To remember their night together as a perfect moment

and elegance that characterize all of her writing

Milosz grapples with the extraordinary violence he had witnessed in Warsaw and the strange postwar United States he has inhabited

feel the sense of accomplishment with each fitting piece

Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity Aviv's gripping exploration is refracted* Selected as One of the Best Books of the 21st Century by The New York Times * * WINNER of the National Book Critics Circle Award * Books for a Better Life Award * The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year * This masterpiece by the National Book Award winning author of The Noonday Demon features stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children, but also find profound meaning in doing so "a brave,