Product Description

Originally published in 1950, Buck's account of her struggle to help and understand her daughter with mental retardation was perhaps the first disclosure of its kind by a public figure. New material written for this edition amplifies her story and gives the book a historical perspective.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #782639 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 107 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Nobel laureate Buck's groundbreaking account of raising a mentally retarded child, originally published in 1950, appears here with new material, including a foreword by James A. Michener.

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From the Publisher
A Review...

"...Buck turned away from fiction for this heartfelt 1950 volume about her mentally retarded daughter. The volume broke the taboo against raising the subject in public and laid the groundwork for the literature on the disabled that followed." --Library Journal