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Deafening

Frances Itani

2003378 pagesabout 6–9 hours
2003
first published
  • 2003Sceptre · 378 pages · ENGISBN 9780340828915
  • 2003Atlantic Monthly Press · 378 pages · ENGISBN 9780871139023
  • 2003Thorndike Press · 636 pages · ENGISBN 9780786260102
  • 2004HarperCollins Publishers Canada, LimitedISBN 9780006392613
  • 2004Grove Press · 378 pages · ENGISBN 9780802141651
  • 2004HarperFlamingoCanada · 636 pages · ENGISBN 9780002005722

Sent to a school for the deaf, Grania O'Neill meets a hearing man, and together they create a new emotional vocabulary that encompasses both sound and silence. Shortly after their marriage, he leaves for the battlefields of Flanders, and the couple are drawn into events that will change the world forever. Originally published: New York: Atlantic Mo.

How it feels

MoodSad
AtmosphereBleak

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent

When and where

ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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