AWW22 The Shape of Sound - Fiona Murphy
Chaired by Jane Howard.
\n\u201cDeaf people feel and see sound: the entire body becomes a receptor,\u201d writes Fiona Murphy in The Shape of Sound. She kept her deafness secret for twenty-five years. Blending memoir with observations about the healthcare industry, this beautifully crafted and powerfully written debut draws readers into a new sensory world, examining the stigma associated with disability while challenging assumptions about what it means to be deaf, and what it takes to truly communicate.
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