{"product_id":"the-house-with-all-the-jessica-kirkness-9781761069079","title":"The House with All the Lights on: Three Generations, One Roof, a Language of Light","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House With All The Lights On\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical exploration of family, identity and history, and what it is to be a member of a family where the most beautiful of bonds are born in difference\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'If I were to tell you our story in sign language-the story of my grandparents and me-I'd begin with a single finger touching my chest.'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jessica Kirkness has traversed the boundary between deaf and hearing cultures all her life. Her memoir tells the story of her grandparents who grew up deaf in a hearing world--one where sign language was banned for much of the twentieth century--and weaves in her own experience as a hearing child in a family that often struggled to navigate their elders' difference. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This journey takes her from the family home to the workplaces of research audiologists, and back to England where she visits her grandparents' old schools and other family landmarks--discovering along the way how terribly their deafness has been misunderstood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ee House With All The Lights On\u003c\/i\u003e captures the universal experience of navigating complex family relationships and beautifully explores the nuances of identity in what is both a memoir and a love letter to those closest to her heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A sensory window into Deaf gain and other complexities of our community.' - \u003cb\u003eAsphyxia, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Words in My Hands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An elegant and empathic love letter to family.' \u003cb\u003eFiona Murphy, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Sound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Kirkness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1761069071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781761069079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Jessica Kirkness","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46136296341759,"sku":"9781761069079","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e2bc91a-1193-4559-a3b5-3f7ecc29cfd8.jpg?v=1726416261","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-house-with-all-the-jessica-kirkness-9781761069079","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}