Andrew Solomon's bestseller, The Noonday Demon, defined depression for a generation and made him a publishing sensation. 

Now, he has produced another monumental investigation on the question that no one dares to ask: how can we love children so damaged or despised they shock their own parents? 

His new book is a blow against the prejudice forcing many children to society’s margins. Andrew has a compelling story of his own to tell, but he starts with one of the extraordinary families he met on his long journey of discovery…