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![]() THE BOY IN THE MOON: A FATHER’S SEARCH FOR HIS DISABLED SON Written by Ian Brown Published by Random House Canada ![]() IN TELLING THE STORY of his son afflicted with a rare, mysterious disease, Ian Brown takes us into a netherworld where medicine and morality meet. He recounts the quotidian struggles of Walker with artless candour, quirky humour and unsparing detail. Marshalling a journalist’s investigative tools, Brown searches out the disabled and finds not only them, but a community of geneticists, neurologists, ethicists, and secular saints. His account of his journey is deeply discomfiting and deeply affecting. Along the way, Brown discovers himself – and the capacity for love. BUY THIS BOOK |
IAN BROWN ______ IAN BROWN is a feature writer for The Globe and Mail; the anchor of TVO’s Human Edge and The View from Here, Canada’s television documentary series; and for ten years was the host of CBC Radio One’s Talking Books. His reporting and writing have won more that a dozen national magazine and newspaper awards. He is the author of two books, Freewheeling and Man Overboard, and the editor of the anthology What I Meant to Say: The Private Lives of Men. He lives in Toronto, Ontario. |