{"product_id":"the-anti-romantic-child-a-memoir-of-unexpected-joy-paperback","title":"The Anti-Romantic Child: A Memoir of Unexpected Joy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePriscilla Gilman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eTheAnti-Romantic Child \u003c\/em\u003eis remarkable. This haunting and lyrical memoir will bean invaluable and heartening guide to all who find themselves in similarsituations and indeed anyone confronting an unforeseen challenge.\" --MarieBrenner, writer for \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e andauthor of \u003cem\u003eApples and Oranges\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an emotionally resonant combination of memoirand literature, Wordsworth scholar Priscilla Gilman recounts the challenges ofraising a son with hyperlexia, a developmentaldisorder neurologically counterpoint to dyslexia. Gilman explores thecomplexities of our hopes and expectations for our children and ourselves. Withluminous prose and a searing, personal story evocative of \u003cem\u003eA Year of MagicalThinking\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Year of Reading Proust\u003c\/em\u003e, Gilman's \u003cem\u003eThe Anti-RomanticChild \u003c\/em\u003eis an unforgettable exploration of what happens when we lean toembrace the unexpected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePriscilla Gilman, a teacher of romantic poetry who embraced Wordsworth's vision of childhood's spontaneous wonder, eagerly anticipated the birth of her first child, certain that he would come trailing clouds of glory. But as Benjamin grew, his remarkable precocity was associated with a developmental disorder that would dramatically alter the course of Priscilla's dreams. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Anti-Romantic Child\u003c\/em\u003e, a memoir full of lyricism and light, Gilman explores our hopes and expectations for our children, our families, and ourselves--and the ways in which experience may lead us to re-imagine them. Using literature as a touchstone, Gilman reveals her journey through crisis to joy, illuminating the flourishing of life that occurs when we embrace the unexpected. \u003cem\u003e The Anti-Romantic Child \u003c\/em\u003eis a profoundly moving and compellingly universal book about family, parenthood, and love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Anti-Romantic Child\u003c\/em\u003e, Gilman's first book, was excerpted in \u003cem\u003eNewswee\u003c\/em\u003ek magazine and featured on the cover of its international edition in April 2011. It was an \u003cem\u003eNPR Morning Edition\u003c\/em\u003e Must-Read, \u003cem\u003eSlate's\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Week, selected as one the Best Books of 2011 by the \u003cem\u003eLeonard Lopate Show\u003c\/em\u003e, and chosen as a Best Book of 2011 by \u003cem\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThe Anti-Romantic Child\u003c\/em\u003e was one of five nominees for a Books for a Better Life Award for Best First Book.\u003c\/p\u003e--Nick Hornby, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePriscilla Gilman, a teacher of romantic poetry who embraced Wordsworth's vision of childhood's spontaneous wonder, eagerly anticipated the birth of her first child, certain that he would come \"trailing clouds of glory.\" But as Benjamin grew, his remarkable precocity was associated with a developmental disorder that would dramatically alter the course of Priscilla's dreams. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Anti-Romantic Child\u003c\/em\u003e, a memoir full of lyricism and light, Gilman explores our hopes and expectations for our children, our families, and ourselves--and the ways in which experience may lead us to re-imagine them. 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