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Far and away lets readers travel the world with andrew solomon. One of the most original thinkers of our time winner of the national book award and the national books critics circle award, finalist for the. This remarkable new book introduces us to mothers and fathers across america many in circumstances the rest of us can hardly imagine who are making their children feel special, no matter what challenges come. Far and away by andrew solomon penguin books australia. Foreign correspondent andrew solomon on far and away. Andrew solomon is best known as the author of two ambitious books of nonfiction that explore human psychology and family relationships. From his stint on the barricades in moscow in 1991, when he joined artists in resisting the coup whose failure ended the soviet union, his 2002 account of the rebirth of culture in afghanistan following the fall of. Reporting from the brink of change, seven continents, twentyfive years was published in april, 2016. The book, solomons fifth following other awardwinning titles including his wildly successful far from the tree, is an extensive, wideranging anthology featuring his past international. Several entries were written in the 1990s, and at least two bear datelines from a country that no longer exists. Andrew solomons new book, far and away, details his career as a foreign correspondent and his facetoface meetings with people who arent as. But its also about solomons experience as a traveler over 25 years, with stories from the places he has seen, arguing strongly that isolationism is a. A veteran journalist and travel writer collects pieces dating back to the late 1980s.
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