The Anti-Romantic Child

“A beautifully sinuous and intensely literary celebration of the exceptional, unconventional child.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review Priscilla Gilman, a teacher of romantic poetry who embraced Wordsworth’s vision of childhood’s spontaneous wonder, eagerly anticipated the birth of her first child, certain that he would come trailing clouds of glory. But as Benjamin grew, his remarkable precocity was associated with a developmental disorder that would dramatically alter the course of Priscilla