Parenthood abruptly catapults us into a permanent relationship with a …

Andrew Solomon
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Parenthood abruptly catapults us into a permanent relationship with a stranger. ✨ Andrew Solomon (2014). Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity, p.1, Simon and Schuster
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