Loss for Words

<p><strong>A deeply moving often humorous and beautiful account of what it means to be the hearing child of profoundly deaf parents . . . I have rarely read anything on the subject more powerful or poignant than this extraordinary personal account by Lou Ann Walker. -- Oliver Sacks</strong><strong></strong></p> <p>From the time she was a toddler Lou Ann Walker acted as the ears and voice for her parents who had lost their hearing at a young age. As soon as she was old enough to speak her childhood ended and she immediately assumed the responsibility of interpreter--translating doctors' appointments and managing her parents' business transactions. Their family life was warm and loving but outside the home they faced a world that misunderstood and often rejected them. </p> <p>In this deeply moving memoir Walker offers us a glimpse of a different world bringing with it a broader reflection on how parents grow alongside their children and how children learn to navigate the world through the eyes of their parents.</p>