Unexpected Lessons from Professor Higgins

In this heartfelt audiobook, Patti Smith shares transformative insights gained over four decades of parenting her son, Christopher, who was diagnosed with Down Syndrome. With humor and vulnerability, she reflects on how this experience reshaped her worldview, allowing her to embrace life's complexities and joys through his unique perspective. More than just a narrative on raising a child with special needs, the work serves as an inspiring exploration of parenting and relationships, recognized with the Olive Woolley Burt Award for Creative Writing.