An empowering story of a young woman's journey to accepting her deaf identity, exploring the hidden history of the deaf community in the invention of the telephone
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Sarah Marsh was shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish prize in 2019 and selected for the London Library Emerging Writers programme in 2020. A Sign of Her Own is her first novel, inspired by her experiences of growing up deaf and her family's history of deafness. She lives in London.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION - an unforgettable novel of a deaf woman's quest to tell her story, and find her place in the world. 'Enrapturing. A story of betrayal, community, speaking out and being heard' iPaper'Illuminating. beautifully written' Priscilla Morris, author of Black Butterflies'An exquisite portrayal of the dislocation of being deaf in a hearing world' The Times 'Vivid and eloquent. offers insight as well as delight' GuardianEllen Lark is on the verge of marriage when she receives a visit from Alexander Graham Bell.Once she believed she was important to Mr Bell. As one of his deaf students, she was among the first to learn of his dream to transmit a human voice along a wire: the telephone.Now Mr Bell's idea is a reality, and he is beset by problems - and he expects Ellen to use her voice on his behalf.But Ellen has a story of her own: of a man she loved, a language she discovered, and a community Bell betrayed. It is a story no one around her wants to hear - but there may never be a more important time for her to tell it.? What readers are saying; ? 'Profound, moving and engaging. I thoroughly enjoyed it' ? ? ? ? ? 'Compelling. beautiful as well as fascinating' ? ? ? ? ? 'Tremendously engaging. brings history to life' ? ? ? ? ? Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LU-9781035401659
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. 'Absolutely brilliant. Ellen Lark is unforgettable' Emilia Hart, author of Weyward'Vivid. Eloquent. Offers insight as well as delight' GuardianEllen Lark is on the verge of marriage when she and her fiance receive an unexpected visit from Alexander Graham Bell.Ellen knows immediately what Bell really wants from her. Ellen is deaf, and for a time was Bell's student in a technique called Visible Speech. As he instructed her in speaking, Bell also confided in her about his dream of producing a device which would transmit the human voice along a wire: the telephone. Now, on the cusp of wealth and renown, Bell wants Ellen to speak up in support of his claim to the patent to the telephone, which is being challenged by rivals.But Ellen has a different story to tell: that of how Bell betrayed her, and other deaf pupils, in pursuit of ambition and personal gain, and cut Ellen off from a community in which she had come to feel truly at home. It is a story no one around Ellen seems to want to hear - but there may never be a more important time for her to tell it. An empowering story of a young woman's journey to accepting her deaf identity, exploring the hidden history of the deaf community in the invention of the telephone Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781035401659
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