{"product_id":"9781035401659","title":"A Sign of Her Own : Longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Marsh, Sarah \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 16\/01\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 432 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781035401659,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Mr Bell's idea is a reality, and he is beset by problems - and he expects Ellen  to use her voice on his behalf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e? What readers are saying; ?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Profound, moving and engaging. I thoroughly enjoyed it'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ? ? ? ? ?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Compelling... beautiful as well as fascinating'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e? ? ? ? ?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Tremendously engaging... brings history to life'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ? ? ? ? ?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54920170373493,"sku":"9781035401659","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781035401659_976a1cdf-ceb6-4176-857f-96fc55fca773.jpg?v=1759660107","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781035401659","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}