Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity is a non-fiction book by Andrew Solomon published in November 2012 in the United States[1] and two months later in the UK (under the title, Far from the Tree: A Dozen Kinds of Love),[2] about how families accommodate children with physical, mental and social disabilities and differences.

The writing of the book was supported by art colony residencies at Yaddo,[3] MacDowell Colony,[4] Ucross Foundation,[5] and the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center;[6] at MacDowell, Solomon was the DeWitt Wallace/Reader's Digest Fellow and later the Stanford Calderwood fellow.

On Bookmarks March/April 2013 issue, reported on reviews from several publications with ratings for the novel out of five: NY Times Book Review gave it a five, USA Today, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Minneapolis Star Tribune, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Washington Post gave it a four and Slate gave it a two and with a critical summary saying, "Solomon's book is that rare work: "a passionate and affecting work that will shake up your preconceptions and leave you in a better place" (New York Times Book Review)".

[20] The Bookseller reported on reviews from several publications with a rating scale for the novel out of "Top form", "Flawed but worth a read", and "Disappointing": Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Times, Times reviews under "Top form" and Financial Times review under "Disappointing".

[21] On The Omnivore, based on British and American press reviews, the book received an "omniscore" of 4.5 out of 5.