“Rapturously beautiful and deeply moving, profound and marvelous.” - Andrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree
“Smart, soulful, and involving.” - Nick Hornby, The Believer
“This is a fascinating, tender, illuminating book about an extraordinary boy and his equally extraordinary mother. A wonderful read.” - Martha Beck, author of Expecting Adam and columnist for O magazine
“A book for all parents. . . . [Gilman’s] poignant story of reconciling fantasy with reality is a universal story of parental growth. A story to inspire us all.” - Ellen Galinsky, the Huffington Post
“A fantastic memoir. . . . I loved this book.” - KJ Dell'Antonia, lead blogger for the New York Times Motherlode
“What a glorious book Priscilla Gilman has written. Lively, eloquent, straightforward, and insightful, The Anti-Romantic Child deftly delineates and negotiates the complex cross-currents of a life of the mind and a life of the heart.” - Sandra Boynton, children's book author and illustrator
“A riveting and original book about love.” - Ann Beattie
“[A] lovely, thoughtful memoir.” - Boston Globe
“The Anti-Romantic Child is remarkable. This haunting and lyrical memoir will be an invaluable and heartening guide to all who find themselves in similar situations and indeed anyone confronting an unforeseen challenge.” - Marie Brenner, writer at large for Vanity Fair and author of Apples and Oranges
“Every parent should read this luminous book to absorb or absorb again the truth that every child is a surprise—a revelation—to be uniquely learned and understood as well as loved.” - Mary Catherine Bateson, author of Composing A Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom
“Unforgettable. . . . I couldn’t put this book down.” - Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project
“The Anti-Romantic Child is beautiful, poetic, and heartfelt. It’s more than a mother–child story; it’s a journey of self-discovery. It’s a book every parent should read.” - Kathryn Erskine, bestselling author of Mockingbird and winner of the 2010 National Book Award
“Gilman is at once lyrical and deeply analytical as she explores the complexities of parenthood and the need to embrace the unforeseen.” - Booklist (starred review)
“A meditation on both the ‘passionate work’ of motherhood and the wonderment of childhood.” - Vogue.com
“Priscilla Gilman movingly describes how her son’s struggle with hyperlexia put her in touch with her ‘deepest sense of what’s truly meaningful.’” - Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Beast
“Priscilla Gilman’s lyrical narrative is profoundly moving and ultimately joyous. It eloquently touches the universal.” - Harold Bloom
“The Anti-Romantic Child is such a profoundly moving book, I could hardly bear to read it. It is so riveting, I couldn’t stop. It is rich, informative and gorgeously written. If you don’t love it as much as I did, you must have left your heart in the taxi cab.” - Andre Gregory, theater director, writer, and star of My Dinner with Andre
“A striking celebration of the bond between a mother and son.” - Kirkus Reviews
“[A] beautifully sinuous and intensely literary celebration of the exceptional, unconventional child. . . . Her thoughtful memoir . . . delves lyrically into the rare, complex mind of the unusual child.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)