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With a sister’s candid view, Anderson chronicles the barriers that made life difficult for her brother Charlie and for others like him. In an era that only gradually came to accept people with intellectual disabilities, Charlie’s life and journey, including the eight years he spent in institutions, were challenging for him and his family. Anderson movingly describes the growth involved for all family members and Charlie's success in developing a life distinctively his own. She also celebrates the mystery of the connection beyond language she felt with her non-verbal brother, honestly confronting the limits of her understanding as well.
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"Anderson writes she has 'arms permanently open to catch whatever falls' in her intimate telling of the universal story of growing up with a sibling who is neurodivergent. . . . [This] is a beautifully written memoir that will feel personal to some and profound to all." —Jeanne Henry Hoose, retired special educator
"I was instantly engaged as her story unfolded, showing us the difficulties of loving, accepting, learning from, and living with a beautiful soul who thinks and communicates differently. Anderson's authentic voice, her intricate introspections, and her empathetic observations make this unique tale a universal story." —Deborah Shouse, author of Love in the Land of Dementia: Finding Hope in the Caregiver's Journey ISBN: 978-1-7376940-3-8161 pp. Catherine Anderson is the author of four collections of poetry, Everyone I Love Immortal (Woodley Memorial Press), Woman with a Gambling Mania (Mayapple Press), The Work of Hands (Perugia Press) and In the Mother Tongue (Alice James Books). She lives in Kansas City where she works with new immigrant and refugee interpreters.
"I was instantly engaged as her story unfolded, showing us the difficulties of loving, accepting, learning from, and living with a beautiful soul who thinks and communicates differently. Anderson's authentic voice, her intricate introspections, and her empathetic observations make this unique tale a universal story." —Deborah Shouse, author of Love in the Land of Dementia: Finding Hope in the Caregiver's Journey ISBN: 978-1-7376940-3-8161 pp. Catherine Anderson is the author of four collections of poetry, Everyone I Love Immortal (Woodley Memorial Press), Woman with a Gambling Mania (Mayapple Press), The Work of Hands (Perugia Press) and In the Mother Tongue (Alice James Books). She lives in Kansas City where she works with new immigrant and refugee interpreters.
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