The boy in the moon a father's journey to understand his extraordinary son
This "is Ian Brown's powerful, honest, and emotionally complicated memoir of raising his son, Walker -- one of only a few hundred people worldwide who live with an extremely rare genetic mutation. Born with CFC (cardiofaciocutaneous) syndrome, Walker Brown is a mystery, as remote to his family as th...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
St. Martin's Griffin
2012, c2009.
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| Edition: | 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed. |
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| Summary: | This "is Ian Brown's powerful, honest, and emotionally complicated memoir of raising his son, Walker -- one of only a few hundred people worldwide who live with an extremely rare genetic mutation. Born with CFC (cardiofaciocutaneous) syndrome, Walker Brown is a mystery, as remote to his family as the moon. Unable to speak or swallow, compelled to hit himself, requiring surgeries, and round-the-clock care, he becomes the focus of his father's keen intelligence. " --P. [4] of cover. |
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| Item Description: | Includes a Reading Group Guide. "Originally published in hardcover in Canada by Randon House Canada, a division of Random House of Canada Limited" --T.p. verso. |
| Physical Description: | 293, [3] p. ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780312675417 (trade pbk.) 0312675410 (trade pbk.) |
| Author Notes: | 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 Canadian Non-fiction. |
