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Raising a Rare Girl: A Memoir

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Readers

98/100

Critics

40/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Heather Lanier

Publisher:

Penguin Press

Date:

July 7, 2020

Heather Lanier's memoir about raising a child with a rare syndrome, defying the tyranny of normal, and embracing parenthood as a spiritual practice that breaks us open in the best of ways.

What The Reviewers Say

Kate Braestrup,
The New York Times Book Review
Lanier’s writing is clean and beautiful.
Kathleen McBroom,
Booklist
... intensely reflective and honest.
Julia M. Reffner,
Library Journal
Lanier’s memoir will resonate with a wide range of readers..

Publishers Weekly
... moving and insightful.