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Book of the Week

Andrew Solomon - Far From the Tree

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. The challenges of parenting exceptional children. Growing up gay and dyslexic led Andrew to reflect on being born an 'outsider'. Read by Kerry Shale. Show more

Book of the Week

Andrew Solomon - Far From the Tree

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

For a large proportion of people who are deaf, it is not a defect or pathology, but both a culture and an identity worth celebrating and defending. Read by Kerry Shale. Show more

Book of the Week

Andrew Solomon - Far From the Tree

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By Andrew Solomon. Stories of families who learn to deal with exceptional children. A child of exceptional ability can present as many challenges to parents as any disability. Show more

Book of the Week

Andrew Solomon - Far From the Tree

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Stories of families who learn to deal with exceptional children. What happens to an ordinary family when a child commits acts of extreme criminal behaviour? Read by Kerry Shale. Show more

Book of the Week

Andrew Solomon - Far From the Tree

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Different families are constructed or conceived in different ways, just as some children choose to identify with a gender other than the one they were born as. Read by Kerry Shale. Show more