“
TheAnti-Romantic Child
is 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
Vanity Fair
andauthor of
Apples and Oranges
With 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
A Year of MagicalThinking
and
A Year of Reading Proust
, Gilman’s
The Anti-RomanticChild
is an unforgettable exploration of what happens when we lean toembrace the unexpected.