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Family Pictures [Paperback]

Sue Miller (Author)

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Publisher: Harper-perennial; Later Printing edition (2000)
ASIN: B00192JOS2

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4.0 out of 5 stars Realistic Portrayal of an Autistic, March 31, 2000

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As the mother of an autistic child, "Family Pictures" wasnot easy to read, especially due to the eventual fate of the autisticbrother, Randall.

What I would like to say is that I have read a great deal about autism. Fiction, non-fiction, text books, first hand accounts and even how-to manuals, but this book, this NOVEL, was one of the most realistic, compassionate writings dealing with autism I have ever read.

It is heartbreaking in it's total honesty of life with an autistic. It deals with decisions and sacrifices that have to be made and yet, is told with love.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of My All-time Favorites, March 16, 1998

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This is a great American novel, and one of my lifetime favorites. It is the story of how one family was forever changed because of a handicapped child, and how the entire family had to revolve around the needs of this child and his mother's selfless devotion to him, even at the expense of her marriage. She simply couldn't stop giving more of herself to him than to anyone else. This is a truly splendid book, and anyone who thinks there is trashy material in it is nuts.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific read that keeps echoing in my mind!, November 8, 1998

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A friend recommended Family Pictures to me when I was learning that my son had a disorder related to autism--although the impact of Randall's diagnosis created difficulties in this family's story, he also changed their lives in positive ways. I found courage in facing my son's diagnosis through the very human response of this family to Randall's difficulties. Sue Miller's writing is compelling. I loved the scene where the family photographs are viewed and one from Randall's babyhood portends the impact he will have on the family.

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Published on November 7, 2006 by D. Metcalfe

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Published on November 29, 2004 by Caroline W.

4.0 out of 5 stars Family Pictures offers us just what its title says
This is the second novel of Sue Miller's I've read (following "While I Was Gone"), and again I'm amazed at just how REAL her characters seem. Read more

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