Moonrise: One Family, Genetic Identity, and Muscular Dystrophy. This item is unavailable.
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Language: English
Published by St. Martin's Press, 2003
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- Title
- Moonrise: One Family, Genetic Identity, and Muscular Dystrophy
- Author
- Penny Wolfson
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0312289081
- ISBN 13
- 9780312289089
- Item weight
- 0.95 pounds
The mother of a son with muscular dystrophy describes her son's diagnosis and development, the impact of the disease on her world view, the history of the disease, and what she learned about genetics in light of her son's condition. 10,000 first printing.
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About the Author
Penny Wolfson won a National Magazine Award for the essay on which this book was based. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, Exceptional Parent, and Good Housekeeping, and is included in The Best American Essays 2002. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and lives with her family in Dobbs Ferry, New York.
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