Eliza Factor is author of the acclaimed novels The Mercury Fountain
and Love Maps. Eliza and her husband have three children, the
eldest of whom is multiply disabled. She is founder and President
of the Board of Extreme Kids & Crew, a non profit community center
that connects families with children with disabilities through the
arts, music and play in Brooklyn. Factor was named New Yorker of
the Week by NY1 in 2012 for creating the city's first drop in
sensory playspace for children with disabilities. Eliza Factor
lives in Brooklyn with her family.
Author Residence- Brooklyn, NY
"In evocative, vivid prose, she brings to life her own heart, the
heart of her son—and, by extension, the hearts of her
readers." —Andrew Solomon, author of Far From the
Tree
"There is inspiration in here for social thinkers, for designers,
psychologists, parents, entrepreneurs.... Her command of the pen
and understanding of the mechanics of the heart make this a read
ripe with riches.... I dare you to come out of this book
unchanged." —Lulu Miller, co-host of NPR's
Invisibilia
"An aching, raw, honest, exquisitely written memoir of art,
parenting, and the unexpected places life takes you." —Marie
Myung-Ok Lee, author of Somebody's Daughter
"So moving and thought provoking about the deepest things: the
value of life, the varieties of communication...
beautiful." —Rebecca Mead, New Yorker staff writer and New
York Times-bestselling author of My Life in Middlemarch
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