Biography & Autobiography Personal Memoirs
Somewhere Over the Sea
A Father's Letter to His Autistic Son
- Publisher
- House of Anansi Press Inc
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2012
- Category
- Personal Memoirs, Fatherhood, Children with Special Needs
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781770891005
- Publish Date
- Jun 2012
- List Price
- $14.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781770891937
- Publish Date
- Jun 2012
- List Price
- $12.95
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Description
In this deeply moving and elegantly written book, Halfdan W. Freihow takes Gabriel, his young autistic son, on a journey through the full spectrum of human experience. With great love, profound tenderness, and gentle wit, Freihow captures Gabriel's triumphs and disappointments, his joy and frustration, while struggling to help him make sense of a world that he himself does not, and cannot, fully comprehend. A powerful, honest, and achingly beautiful narrative, Somewhere Over the Sea describes a complex, loving relationship that is sometimes fraught with misunderstanding, but always bolstered by unconditional love. A must-read for all parents.
About the authors
Halfdan W. Freihow grew up in Mexico, Norway, Spain, and Belgium and has worked as a publisher, reporter, translator, and literary critic.
Halfdan W. Freihow's profile page
Robert Ferguson is a renowned translator of Scandinavian literature. He has also written biographies of Knut Hamsun, Henry Miler, and Henrik Ibsen.