{"product_id":"the-quiet-ear","title":"The Quiet Ear","description":"From award-winning poet, educator, artist and 2026 Booker Prize judge, a groundbreaking memoir about family, identity, history and language. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A big-hearted, transformative memoir' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A quiet revolution'\u003ci\u003e Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Searing . . . often heart-rending'\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaymond Antrobus was diagnosed as deaf at the age of six. He discovered he had missing sounds - bird calls, whistles, kettles, alarms. Teachers thought he was slow and disruptive, some didn't believe he was deaf at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Ear\u003c\/i\u003e tells his story - from childhood to fatherhood - and the stories of other D\/deaf cultural figures, from painters to silent film stars, poets to performers - the inspiring models of D\/deaf creativity Antrobus did not have growing up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Told with the electrifying prose of a poet, this groundbreaking and moving memoir explores family, identity, history and language, and what it means to be in a world saturated with noise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Should force readers to pause and reflect'\u003ci\u003e Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wise, intimate and questing'\u003ci\u003e Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Read this book' Lemn Sissay \u003cbr\u003e'An essential education' Safiya Sinclair\u003cbr\u003e 'Important, honest, eye-opening and beautifully written' Bernardine Evaristo\u003cbr\u003e 'A must read' Rose Ayling-Ellis\u003cbr\u003e 'A modern classic' Roger Robinson\u003cbr\u003e 'Changed the way I will move through the world' Clint Smith","brand":"Orion Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57600300712262,"sku":"9781399619677","price":16.97,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/3081\/3510\/files\/438ee754c3d63a13b9b3dbe943d85c073b8c3ce36c4dc980e54b057da29115cb.jpg?v=1792031947","url":"https:\/\/www.averdo.com\/en\/products\/the-quiet-ear","provider":"Averdo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}