Grania is deaf, a victim of scarlet fever at age five in early 1900s Canada. After learning sign language and speech she meets and marries Jim, with whom she develops a special vocabulary. World War I erupts, and they attempt to sustain their love in a world as brutal as it is beautiful.
Original Publisher: Toronto
, Center for Equitable Library Access
Language(s): English
ISBN:
9780802141651
,
0616255195
,
9780616255193
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DC Contributor
Kipp, Deborah
Abstract
Grania is deaf, a victim of scarlet fever at age five in early 1900s Canada. After learning sign language and speech she meets and marries Jim, with whom she develops a special vocabulary. World War I erupts, and they attempt to sustain their love in a world as brutal as it is beautiful.