Memoir by a father of a daughter with Down’s Syndrome. Paul Austin is very honest and shares some reading he’s done regarding Down’s, children with differences, and –most scarily — eugenics. America’s history with eugenics is horrible and Austin quotes a modern-day philosopher who still advocates killing (even post-birth) infants born with deformity. Ugh. Really?! Austin paints a real, whole portrait of his daughter from birth to her early 20s; it’s fine detail in broad strokes, if that makes sense.
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