The Still Point of the Turning World

By Emily Rapp Black

“A brilliant study of the wages of mortal love.” —The New York Times Book ReviewWhat does it mean to be a success? To be a good parent? To live a meaningful life? Emily Rapp thought she knew the an...

Sanctuary

By Emily Rapp Black

The still point of the turning world

By Emily Rapp

Like all mothers, Emily Rapp had big plans for her first and only son, Ronan. He would be smart, loyal, physically fearless, and level-headed, but fun. Then Ronan was diagnosed at nine months old w...

Poster child

By Emily Rapp

Emily Rapp was born with a birth defect that required, at the age of four, that her left foot be amputated. By the time she was eight she'd had dozens of operations and had lost her entire leg from...

Poster Child

By Emily Rapp

Sanctuary

By Emily Rapp Black

“[An] often beautiful jewel of a book . . . Black’s power as a writer means she can take us with her to places that normally our minds would refuse to go.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’...

Sanctuary

By Emily Rapp Black

“[An] often beautiful jewel of a book . . . Black’s power as a writer means she can take us with her to places that normally our minds would refuse to go.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’...

The still point of the turning world

By Emily Rapp

"Like all mothers, Emily Rapp had ambitious plans for her first and only child, Ronan. He would be smart, loyal, physically fearless, and level-headed, but fun. He would be good at crossword puzzle...

Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg

By Emily Rapp Black

A New York Times-bestselling author's personal examination of how the experiences, art, and disabilities of Frida Kahlo shaped her life as an amputee.At first sight of Frida Kahlo’s painting...

The Still Point of the Turning World

By Emily Rapp

Like all mothers, Emily Rapp had ambitious plans for her first and only child, Ronan.  He would be smart, loyal, physically fearless, and level-headed, but fun.  He would be good at cross...