{"product_id":"a-loss-for-words-the-story-of-deafness-in-a-family-paperback-2","title":"A Loss for Words: The Story of Deafness in a Family - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLou Ann Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A deeply moving, often humorous, and beautiful account\u003cbr\u003eof what it means to be the hearing child of profoundly deaf parents . . . I\u003cbr\u003ehave rarely read anything on the subject more powerful or poignant than this\u003cbr\u003eextraordinary personal account by Lou Ann Walker.\" -- Oliver Sacks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the\u003cbr\u003etime she was a toddler, Lou Ann Walker acted as the ears and voice for her\u003cbr\u003eparents, who had lost their hearing at a young age. As soon as she was old\u003cbr\u003eenough to speak, her childhood ended, and she immediately assumed the\u003cbr\u003eresponsibility of interpreter--translating doctors' appointments and managing\u003cbr\u003eher parents' business transactions. Their family life was warm and loving, \u003cbr\u003ebut outside the home, they faced a world that misunderstood and often rejected\u003cbr\u003ethem. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this\u003cbr\u003edeeply moving memoir, Walker offers us a glimpse of a different world, bringing\u003cbr\u003ewith it a broader reflection on how parents grow alongside their children and\u003cbr\u003ehow children learn to navigate the world through the eyes of their parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the time she was a toddler, Lou Ann Walker was the ears and voice for her deaf parents. Their family life was warm and loving, but outside the home, they faced a world that misunderstood and often rejected them.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Annals of the Deaf\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the time she was a toddler, Lou Ann Walker was the ears and voice for her deaf parents. Their family life was warm and loving, but outside the home, they faced a world that misunderstood and often rejected them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 1987\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47404695847133,"sku":"9780060914257","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/hhAWVA7syd9780060914257.webp?v=1781189180","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/a-loss-for-words-the-story-of-deafness-in-a-family-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}