A Loss for Words: The Story of Deafness in a Family by Lou Ann Walker

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

Lou Ann Walker

224 pages first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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"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 ...

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Moods

emotional 77%
reflective 77%
funny 66%
informative 55%
inspiring 44%
sad 44%
hopeful 33%
lighthearted 22%
relaxing 11%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 25%
fast 25%

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