Emily Urquhart, a writer and folklorist, grew up in a small town in southwestern Ontario and has lived in Nice, Dublin, Edinburgh, Toronto, Vancouver and Kyiv, among other places. She has a doctorate in folklore from Memorial University of Newfoundland and undergraduate degrees in journalism and art history. Her work has appeared in numerouspublications, including Reader's Digest, Flare and The Walrus, and she won a National Magazine Award in 2014. Emily Urquhart lives inVictoria, British Columbia, with her family.
Beyond the Pale is a brave, thoughtful, clear, and always graceful
journey through the terrifying randomness of genetics and the
unexpected ways genetic anomalies can mark not just children, but
all the lives around them. Best of all, it ends with a surprise -
one that will interest anyone thinking of having a family.
*Ian Brown, author of The Boy in the Moon: A father's search for
his disabled son*
Beyond the Pale is a powerful story about maternal love, the long
reach of family and the ways -- good and evil - we react to
disability.
*Katherine Ashenburg, author of The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized
History*
A graceful, perceptive rendering of a misunderstood condition.
*Kirkus Reviews*
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