Wonderfully engaging ... Careful, detailed portraits ... What emerges from all of Dominus’s moving vignettes is no formula but a portrait of the complex interaction between nature, nurture and luck.
Will no doubt disappoint readers looking for bullet-pointed parenting-for-success tips. It’s just not that kind of book. It’s better. Dominus is smart, honest and wise, and at her best, very funny. Her findings offer a science-based reality check, while her fluid, artful writing can give parents a much-needed break.
Artfully merging the author's formidable storytelling gifts with research findings ... Unearthing what constitutes this elusive right way is at the heart of Dominus's excellent book.
An affecting inquiry into how nature, nurture, and luck commingle in the lives of high-achieving siblings through profiles of six families ... Dominus is an expert storyteller whose nuanced family portraits acknowledge the emotional toll that often accompanies her subjects’ achievements ... Empathetic and written with a novelist’s knack for characterization, this entrances.
