Andrew Solomon continues to pursue his interest in human psychological travails that he has himself undergone. In "The Noonday Demon" (2002), he considered the emerging understandings of the Major Depressive Disorder that afflicted him. In "Far From the Tree," he explores the experience of parents having offspring who in one way or another present them with an unexpected set of problems—either neuropsychological impairments from birth or behavioral problems as they grow. This theme drew Mr. Solomon's attention because he is ever aware of how his emergent homosexuality during adolescence represented a serious challenge to his parents—a challenge that he believes they didn't handle well.
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