Deaf since she was five years old, Grania has learned that watching is not always enough to survive in the world of the hearing. She has learned that words can often be impossible to see, their shape disappearing into a place where she cannot decipher their skittery ways. Sent to the Ontario School for the Deaf in Belleville, Grania must learn to live away from her loving family, lonely for the company of her sister and the secret language they shared. When Grania falls in love with Jim, a young hearing man from the east ...
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Deaf since she was five years old, Grania has learned that watching is not always enough to survive in the world of the hearing. She has learned that words can often be impossible to see, their shape disappearing into a place where she cannot decipher their skittery ways. Sent to the Ontario School for the Deaf in Belleville, Grania must learn to live away from her loving family, lonely for the company of her sister and the secret language they shared. When Grania falls in love with Jim, a young hearing man from the east coast, her life seems complete, but the First World War soon tears them apart and sweeps him into the worst of experiences--trench warfare. At the Western Front, Jim is tested to his limit as he and his buddy Irish--both stretcher bearers--retrieve the shattered bodies of their comrades. Fueled by tremendous word-of-mouth excitement at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Deafening has already become an international publishing phenomenon, with rights sold in over 12 countries so far. Author Frances Itani, the source of this unprecedented attention for a debut novel, has steadily been gaining a stellar reputation for her short fiction collections, her most recent, Leaning, Leaning Over Water , receiving ecstatic reviews. Touted as "writer to watch," Itani has lived up to her accolades with Deafening . Her depiction of a world where sound exists only in the margins is a singular feat in literary fiction, a place difficult to leave and even harder to forget. Elegantly written, with grace and precision, Deafening is, above all, a deeply moving journey through the strands of strength and vulnerability that weave heart and spirit together.
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Near Fine + in Near Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. *** Signed By Author *** First novel by the award-winning Canadian author of 4 acclaimed short story collections, poetry, and children's books. Shortlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Prize. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 378pp. Autographed sticker on DJ.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0002005395. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. A few wrinkles on edges of d/j.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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This story is set in south-eastern Ontario during World War 1 and before. It begins with the sudden deafening of a five year old girl and chronicles the process of learning to communicate. She is taught by her grandmother to speak audibly. She also goes to a school for the deaf to learn sign language and to get an education. While there, she meets her future husband, Jim (whom she calls Chim), who can hear. They marry and he is sent off to be an ambulance attendant / litter carrier in the war. They correspond over that time. It also follows the course of the war and the things he experienced. It is a little slow moving at times, but very insightful into the world of the deaf and learning to communicate.
