In This Sign by Joanne Greenberg Paperback Book 9780241679098

The bestselling classic about three generations of a deaf family in modern America by the author of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden A miracle of empathy a tour de force The New York TimesTwo young deaf people Abel and Janice elope from their punitive school in the 1920s and begin married life with high hopes But navigating Outside the world of the hearing is harder than they anticipated After a misunderstanding about a car payment kickstarts years of debt for the couple we follow them through the birth of their daughter Margaret through grinding work quiet tragedies and humble triumphs over the decades as the rich language of Sign and their powerful love for each other enable them to survive Inspired by the authors work with the deaf community In This Sign is a rare compassionate portrait of the lives of deaf people and a moving family sagaWith an Introduction by Sara Novic and a new Afterword by the author