Named a Best Book of the Year by Salon magazine and The Philadelphia Inquirer, A Slant of Sun was praised for its incandescent prose about the experience of loving a child who brings tremendous frustration and incalculable rewards and for its extraordinary resonance. Like Operating Instructions and The Liars' Club, A Slant of Sun is a contemporary classic.
Nearly one in five children grow up facing a developmental or behavioral challenge, and like them, Beth Kephart's son, Jeremy, showed early signs of being different: language eluded him, he preferred playing alone to an afternoon on the jungle gym. Doctors diagnosed Jeremy with a mild form of autism called Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. A Slant of Sun is a passionate memoir about how Kephart, guided by the twin tools of intuition and imagination, helped lead her son toward wholeness. Pulsing with the questions, "Is normal possible? Definable?" A Slant of Sun speaks to everyone not just parents of the redemptive power of love.
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"Beth Kephart . . . is a gifted, even poetic writer."-- The New York Times Book Review
"There are lessons here for everyone about, quite simply, what it means to be fully alive."-- Salon magazine作者简介
Beth Kephart was named a 1998 National Book Award finalist for A Slant of Sun. She has written for Parenting, San Francisco Examiner, and Philadelphia magazine, among other publications. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and son.
| 出版社 | Harper Perennial |
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| 作者 | Beth Kephart |