In This Sign
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:12th Sep '24
£9.99
This title is due to be published on 12th September, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Two young deaf people, Abel and Janice, leave their punitive school and begin their life as a married couple ‘Outside’ – in the unwelcoming world of the hearing. A misunderstanding about the payment plan on a car kickstarts years of debt, hard labour and ostracization; but they find solace and expression in the richness of Sign, in their hard-won independence and in the birth of their daughter Margaret.
First published in 1970, only a decade after ASL’s formal recognition as a language, In This Sign is a rare, compassionate portrait of the deaf community and a moving family saga that spans the twentieth century.
With an introduction by Sara Novic and a new afterword by the author.
ISBN: 9780241679098
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 35mm
Weight: 500g
304 pages