{"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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Anti-Romantic Child is remarkable. This haunting and lyrical memoir will be an invaluable and heartening guide to all who find themselves in similar situations and indeed anyone confronting an unforeseen challenge.\" --Marie Brenner, writer for Vanity Fair and author of Apples and Oranges\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an emotionally resonant combination of memoir and literature, Wordsworth scholar Priscilla Gilman recounts the challenges of raising a son with hyperlexia, a developmental disorder neurologically counterpoint to dyslexia. Gilman explores the complexities of our hopes and expectations for our children and ourselves. With luminous prose and a searing, personal story evocative of A Year of Magical Thinking and A Year of Reading Proust, Gilman's The Anti-Romantic Child is an unforgettable exploration of what happens when we lean to embrace the unexpected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when a Wordsworth scholar, steeped in the romantic ideal of childhood, has a son who is profoundly anti-romantic?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Mother's Journey with Hyperlexia: \u003c\/b\u003e Follows Priscilla Gilman's story from the first signs of her son Benj's developmental differences through diagnosis and the search for understanding and support.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWordsworth and Parenthood: \u003c\/b\u003e Explores how the author, a scholar of Romantic poetry, uses literature to navigate the complex emotions of parenting a child with special needs and find a new definition of joy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eParenting a Child with Special Needs: \u003c\/b\u003e An honest and luminous account of the challenges, frustrations, and profound rewards of raising a child who experiences the world differently.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRedefining Expectations: \u003c\/b\u003e A deeply moving look at letting go of the child you expected in order to embrace the extraordinary, loving, and unforgettable child you have.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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. 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. 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