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A Mile in Their Shoes

August 18, 2016 by ElCicco 1 Comment

I don’t know if author Carolyn Parkhurst has a child on the autism spectrum, but if she does not, then she is an incredibly thorough researcher and empath. Her latest novel Harmony focuses on a Washington, DC, family of four who join a sort of commune in New Hampshire in order to help their 13-year-old daughter Tilly, who has an autism diagnosis. The leader of Camp Harmony, Scott Bean, is an independent educator whose approach to working with children on the spectrum and their families […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: autism, Carolyn Parkhurst, CBR8, ElCicco, Fiction, Harmony, ReadWomen

ElCicco's CBR8 Review No:39 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: autism, Carolyn Parkhurst, CBR8, ElCicco, Fiction, Harmony, ReadWomen ·
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