“Jane Bernstein’s Rachel in the World is a remarkable book about tough love--about the many
challenges of raising a child with special needs, and about the woeful inadequacy of terms like ‘
special needs.’ It is a fearlessly honest book about disability and family life, in which children
with disabilities are not heaven’s special angels, and in which children with disabilities grow up to
be adults with disabilities. It is a necessary book, in which parents of children with disabilities worry
about the world of social services and group homes and uncomprehending strangers. And it is a bracing
book that reminds us how tough a parent’s love can be-- and how the power of love can sustain us in even
the toughest times.”
- Michael Berube, Paterno Family Professor in Literature,
Pennsylvania State University
“The battles and triumphs of motherhood are featured in Bernstein’s compelling account of life with Rachel. The honesty is apparent, as is the love, the pain, the hope—always the hope.”
--Eva Feder Kittay, author of Love’s Labor: Essays on Women, Equality, and Dependency
University of Illinois Press,
- Michael Berube, Paterno Family Professor in Literature,
Pennsylvania State University
“The battles and triumphs of motherhood are featured in Bernstein’s compelling account of life with Rachel. The honesty is apparent, as is the love, the pain, the hope—always the hope.”
--Eva Feder Kittay, author of Love’s Labor: Essays on Women, Equality, and Dependency
University of Illinois Press,