The Spark

<p><b>''<i>The Spark </i>describes in glowing terms the profound intensity with which a mother can love her child'' Andrew Solomon, author of <i>Far from the Tree</i><br></b><br><b>''Extraordinary. A story of triumph against the odds and it''s one that [Kristine] Barnett insists other parents can learn from'' <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><br>Kristine Barnett''s son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein and a photographic memory. At nine he developed an original theory in astrophysics that may earn a Nobel Prize. But Jake''s story is all the more remarkable because his extraordinary mind was almost lost to autism. <br><br>When the experts wanted to restrict his behaviour - staring at shadows on the wall, stars, patterns - Jake withdrew into his own world. But against all the advice, Kristine decided to follow Jacob''s passions - his ''spark''. The results were beyond anything anyone could have imagined.<br><br>Dramatic and inspiring, <i>The Spark </i>is about the power of love and what can happen when we tap the true potential that lies within every child.<br><br><b>''If you have a child who''s ''different'' - and who doesn''t? - you won''t be able to put it down'' Sylvia Nasar, author of <i>A Beautiful Mind</i><br><br>''Every parent and teacher should read this fabulous book!'' Temple Grandin, author of <i>Thinking in Pictures </i>and co-author of <i>The Autistic Brain</i><br><br>''Astonishing, remarkable'' <i>Mail on Sunday</i></b><br><br><b>''Amazing, compulsive reading. Barnett not only fights heroically on Jake''s behalf, she also beats down every other obstacle that life hurls at her and her family'' <i>Washington Post</i></b></p>