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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Main Author: Brown, Ian
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Griffin 2012, c2009.
Edition:1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
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