Far from the Tree

2012 non-fiction book by Andrew Solomon

For the 2021 animated short film, see Far from the Tree (film). For the Supergirl episode, see Far from the Tree (Supergirl). For the 1972 documentary, see Far from the Trees.

Far from the Tree

First edition

Author| Andrew Solomon
Language| English
Publisher| Scribner

Publication date

| October 1, 2013
Publication place| United States
Pages| 962
Awards| National Book Critics Circle Award (2012) for nonfiction
ISBN| 0-7432-3671-8

Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity is a non-fiction book by Andrew Solomon published in November 2012 in the United States[1] and two months later in the UK (under the title, Far from the Tree: A Dozen Kinds of Love),[2] about how families accommodate children with physical, mental and social disabilities and differences.

The writing of the book was supported by art colony residencies at Yaddo,[3] MacDowell Colony,[4] Ucross Foundation,[5] and the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center;[6] at MacDowell, Solomon was the DeWitt Wallace/Reader's Digest Fellow and later the Stanford Calderwood fellow.[7]

In 2017 it was adapted into a documentary of the same name, directed by Rachel Dretzin.

## Awards and honors

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* 2012 Time magazine's Best Books of the Year
* 2012 The New York Times Ten Best Books.[8]
* 2012 Lambda Literary Award, nominee.
* 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, winner.[9]
* 2012 Media for a Just Society Award of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency[10]
* 2013 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, longlist.
* 2013 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, winner.[11]
* 2013 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, winner.[12]
* 2013 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, winner.[13]
* 2013 National Multiple Sclerosis Society Books for a Better Life Award.[14]
* 2013 New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) Book of the Year Award for Nonfiction.[15]
* 2013 Green Carnation Prize, shortlist.
* 2014 Wellcome Book Prize, winner.[16][17][18]
* 2024 #67, The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st century.[19]

## Reception

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The March/April 2013 issue of Bookmarks compiled reviews from multiple publications out of five: NY Times Book Review gave it a five, USA Today, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Minneapolis Star Tribune, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Washington Post gave it a four and Slate gave it a two and with a critical summary saying, "Solomon's book is that rare work: "a passionate and affecting work that will shake up your preconceptions and leave you in a better place" (New York Times Book Review)".[20] The Bookseller reported on reviews from several publications with a rating scale for the novel out of "Top form", "Flawed but worth a read", and "Disappointing": Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Times, Times reviews under "Top form" and Financial Times review under "Disappointing".[21] On The Omnivore, based on British and American press, the book received an "omniscore" of 4.5 out of 5.[22]

## See also

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* Welcome to Holland (essay)

## References

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Wikiquote has quotations related to the book.

1. ^ Solomon, Andrew (13 November 2012). Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780743236713. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
2. ^ "Far from the Tree: A Dozen Kinds of Love". The Random House Group. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
3. ^ Yaddo (2010). "Annual Report 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
4. ^ MacDowell Colony (Summer 2007). "MacDowell" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
5. ^ Ucross Foundation. "Alumni List". Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
6. ^ The Rockefeller Foundation (2009). "Bellagio Center: The First Fifty Years" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
7. ^ MacDowell Colony (March 2009). "Annual Report for the Year Ending March 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
8. ^ "The 10 Best Books of 2012". The New York Times. 30 November 2012.
9. ^ Hoffer, Barbara (28 February 2013). "National Book Critics Circle Announces Awards for Publishing Year 2012". Critical Mass (press release). Archived from the original on 4 March 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
10. ^ National Council on Crime & Delinquency (20 June 2013). "The Winners of the 20th Annual Media for a Just Society Awards" (press release). Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
11. ^ Anisfield-Wolf Book Award (22 April 2013). "Andrew Solomon Wins the 2013 Anisfield-Wolf Prize for Nonfiction" (press release). Retrieved 3 October 2013.
12. ^ Moss, Meredith (24 September 2013). "2013 Dayton Literary Peace Prize winners announced". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
13. ^ Charles, Ron (18 April 2013). "Andrew Solomon wins Lukas Book Prize". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
14. ^ "Sheehy, Solomon honored for inspiring readers". Associated Press. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
15. ^ New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (21 August 2013). "NAIBA Book of the Year Awards" (press release). Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
16. ^ "Andrew Motion announces shortlist for the Wellcome Book Prize 2014". Wellcome Trust. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
17. ^ GrrlScientist (26 February 2014). "Wellcome Trust's Book Prize 2014 shortlist announced". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
18. ^ Alison Flood (29 April 2014). "Wellcome book prize goes to Andrew Solomon's Far From the Tree". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
19. ^ "The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century". The New York Times. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
20. ^ "Far from the Tree". Bookmarks. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
21. ^ "Other highly reviewed books". The Bookseller. 22 February 2013. p. 39. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
22. ^ "Far from the Tree by Andrew Solomon". The Omnivore. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

## External links

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* Official website
* Far from the Tree (2017 documentary based on book) at IMDb