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The Resource Hearing Maud : a journey for a voice, Jessica White

Hearing Maud : a journey for a voice, Jessica White

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Summary
This is a work of creative non-fiction that details the author's experiences of deafness after losing most of her hearing at age four. It charts how, as she grew up, she was estranged from people and turned to reading and writing for solace, eventually establishing a career as a writer. Central to her narrative is the story of Maud Praed, the deaf daughter of 19th century Queensland expatriate novelist Rosa Praed. Although Maud was deaf from infancy, she was educated at a school which taught her to speak rather than sign, a mode difficult for someone with little hearing. The breakup of Maud's family destabilised her mental health and at age twenty-eight she was admitted to an asylum, where she stayed until she died almost forty years later. It was through uncovering Maud's story that the author began to understand her own experiences of deafness and how they contributed to her emotional landscape, relationships and career
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xv, 271 pages
Contents
  • Prologue: A poison and a cure
  • 1 Be/Longing
  • 2 Writing a way out
  • 3 Reading hearts
  • Epilogue: Grabbing stars
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgements
Isbn
9781760800383
Instance
Label
Hearing Maud : a journey for a voice
Title
Hearing Maud
Title remainder
a journey for a voice
Statement of responsibility
Jessica White
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
This is a work of creative non-fiction that details the author's experiences of deafness after losing most of her hearing at age four. It charts how, as she grew up, she was estranged from people and turned to reading and writing for solace, eventually establishing a career as a writer. Central to her narrative is the story of Maud Praed, the deaf daughter of 19th century Queensland expatriate novelist Rosa Praed. Although Maud was deaf from infancy, she was educated at a school which taught her to speak rather than sign, a mode difficult for someone with little hearing. The breakup of Maud's family destabilised her mental health and at age twenty-eight she was admitted to an asylum, where she stayed until she died almost forty years later. It was through uncovering Maud's story that the author began to understand her own experiences of deafness and how they contributed to her emotional landscape, relationships and career
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
YDX
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1978-
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White, Jessica
Dewey number
A823.4
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Praed, Maud
  • White, Jessica
  • Deaf
  • Deaf
  • Deaf women
  • Women authors
  • Praed, Maud
  • Deaf
  • Authors, Australian
Target audience
adult
Label
Hearing Maud : a journey for a voice, Jessica White
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-268)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • still image
  • text
Content type code
  • sti
  • txt
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Prologue: A poison and a cure -- 1 Be/Longing -- 2 Writing a way out -- 3 Reading hearts -- Epilogue: Grabbing stars -- Notes -- Acknowledgements
Control code
000065443577
Dimensions
21 cm.
Extent
xv, 271 pages
Isbn
9781760800383
Isbn Type
(paperback)
Lccn
be2019025454
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Specific material designation
regular print
System control number
(OCoLC)1096295556
Label
Hearing Maud : a journey for a voice, Jessica White
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-268)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • still image
  • text
Content type code
  • sti
  • txt
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Prologue: A poison and a cure -- 1 Be/Longing -- 2 Writing a way out -- 3 Reading hearts -- Epilogue: Grabbing stars -- Notes -- Acknowledgements
Control code
000065443577
Dimensions
21 cm.
Extent
xv, 271 pages
Isbn
9781760800383
Isbn Type
(paperback)
Lccn
be2019025454
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Specific material designation
regular print
System control number
(OCoLC)1096295556

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