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A Loss for Words: The Story of Deafness in a Family

by Lou Ann Walker · 1986

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From 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.

Subject
biography
Themes
social issues
Setting
USA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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