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Chattering: Stories
This is the compelling debut work from sees a series of stories peopled with brave young girls, out to party, travelling the world, going a little bit wild. The one thing that marks them out from their peers is that they have grown up deaf..........
£10.99
Deaf Elephants
This sad but ultimately victorious story of deaf elephants is one that you may not have heard before. Indeed, the plight of deaf elephants has gone largely unrecognized by even the most caring pachydermatologists. Author William Benton has set out to change all that.
£6.95
Deaf Sentence (Hardback version)
When the university merged his Department of Linguistics with English, Professor Desmond Bates took early retirement, but he is not enjoying it. He misses the purposeful routine of the academic year, and has lost his appetite for research. His wife Winifred's late-flowering career goes from strength to strength, reducing his role to that of escort and househusband, while the rejuvenation of her appearance makes him uneasily conscious of the age gap between them.
£17.98
Deafening
Born on the shores of Lake Ontario, Grania O'Neill suffers a childhood illness that destroys her hearing. Grania's life without sound is also a life bounded by a powerful family love that tries to protect her from suffering. But when it becomes clear that Grania can no longer thrive among the hearing, her family sends her to the Ontario School for the Deaf.
£6.99
Girl in the Shadows
April Taylor isn't a little girl anymore - but who is she really? The home she once shared with her parents and her elder sister Brenda might have been filled with turmoil - but it was the only home she'd ever known.
£6.00
Havana Heat : A Novel
A former star hurler for John McGraw's brawling Giants, Luther "Dummy" Taylor was also one of Major League Baseball's first deaf players. Havana Heat follows Taylor's life and fortunes when, after a strong season in the bushes in 1911, he comes to believe that he has one last shot at returning to his old dream. He works his thirty-six-year-old arm into shape by pitching to his brother in the evenings and, after wrestling with the decision to leave his wife to pursue his dream, becomes determined to hunt down McGraw and ask for another chance.
£13.99
Isles of View
This novel reflects on the unique union of a deaf man and a hearing woman. It offers an uncommon perspective on everyday events. Add durable love and humour, and the result is an extraordinary coupling whose mutual determination defies the odds of unconventional marriage!
£7.40
Last Kabbalist Of Lisbon (The)
This is a gripping murder mystery set in 16th Century Lisbon and full or atmosphere and historical detail. The main character is Jewish and his best friend is a highly intelligent and perceptive Deaf Muslim.
£7.99
Melody
Melody Logan knew her beautiful mother, Haille, was unhappy in their blue-collar mining town, but with her father's unwavering love, Melody always felt safe - until a terrible mining accident ripped her from her family's moorings. Still devastated by her father's death, Melody leaves West Virginia with her mother to follow Haille's dreams of becoming a model or actress. But first they make a stopover in Cape Cod to visit Melody's father's family for the first time.
£6.00
Milan
From our current featured author, this is an exciting work – a sprawling fantasy set against the 1880 Milan revolution. Written in a deaf-friendly style and accessible to all, a visual glossary illustrates key characters, architectural features and plan views.
£14.99
Mindfield
What would happen if most of the population became deaf almost overnight? Mindfield is a compelling, thrilling and thought provoking suspense novel.
£9.89
No Walls of Stone : Anthology of Literature by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Writers
A collection of short stories, essays, poetry and drama by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Writers. It presents a rich variety of superb work by such well-known and gifted writers as Jack Clemo, David Wright, Robert Panara and Anne McDonald.
£14.95
Servants of the Map
A mapper of the highest mountain peaks, engaged on the trigonometrical measurement of British India, realizes his true obsession while in deflationary correspondence with his far-off wife.
A young woman afire with scientific curiosity must come to terms with a romantic fantasy. Brothers and sisters, torn apart at an early age, are beset by dreams of reunion.
£10.00
The Baron in the Kitchen
Complied and edited by Ann Smith and Andrew Bougeard.
A cookbook full of interesting recipes, raising money for Deafblind Scotland and Mary Hare Grammar School for the Deaf.
£10.20
The Baron in the Shower
Compiled by Liz Brown
Poems mostly related to school life experiences, teachers, school events, and topical themes from the Mary Hare History Forum.
£10.20
The Deaf Boy Who Could Dance
The first of a series of different books froma new author Sue Laura. The first a story about a young deaf boy called Christian. It begins with his life with his family and progress through some trials he has as he is growning up. The events that occurred and forced him to make the decisions he did. The places those decisions took him and the people he met on his travels.
£10.90
The First Man
The unfinished manuscript of "The First Man" was discovered in the wreckage of car accident in which Camus died in 1960. Although it was not published for over thirty years, it was an instant bestseller when it finally appeared in 1994.
£10.00
The Ocean Inside: Youth Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
For Denzel, sound is a mysterious, mind-stretching thing. He can hear some sounds, but he can't figure out what those sounds mean. Half the time, he just ignores what he hears because none of it makes any sense. At other times, however he tries to imagine what sound must be like for other people.
£12.99
The Talismans of Shannara
The descendants of the Elven house of Shannara have all completed their quests: Paranor, the Druid's Keep, has been restored; the Elves have been returned to the Four Lands; and Par Ohmsford has found what he believes to be the legendary Sword of Shannara. But their work is not yet done. The Shadowen still swarm over the Four Lands, poisoning all with their dark magic, and their leader is determined to prevent the scions of Shannara from sharing the knowledge that will end the sickness.
£9.99
