A Sign of Her Own  The vivid historical novel of a Deaf woman's role in the invention of the telephone

A Sign of Her Own The vivid historical novel of a Deaf woman's role in the invention of the telephone

''Absolutely brilliant. Ellen Lark is unforgettable'' Emilia Hart, author of Weyward''Vivid. Eloquent. Offers insight as well as delight'' GuardianEllen Lark is on the verge of marriage when she and her fiancé receive an unexpected visit from Alexander Graham Bell.Ellen knows immediatel......
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<p><b>''Absolutely brilliant. Ellen Lark is unforgettable'' Emilia Hart, author of <i>Weyward</i></b><br><b>''Vivid. Eloquent. Offers insight as well as delight'' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br>Ellen Lark is on the verge of marriage when she and her fianc¿eceive an unexpected visit from Alexander Graham Bell.<br><br>Ellen knows immediately what Bell really wants from her. Ellen is deaf, and for a time was Bell''s student in a technique called Visible Speech. As he instructed her in speaking, Bell also confided in her about his dream of producing a device which would transmit the human voice along a wire: the telephone. Now, on the cusp of wealth and renown, Bell wants Ellen to speak up in support of his claim to the patent to the telephone, which is being challenged by rivals.<br><br>But Ellen has a different story to tell: that of how Bell betrayed her, and other deaf pupils, in pursuit of ambition and personal gain, and cut Ellen off from a community in which she had come to feel truly a
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''Absolutely brilliant. Ellen Lark is unforgettable'' Emilia Hart, author of Weyward''Vivid. Eloquent. Offers insight as well as delight'' GuardianEllen Lark is on the verge of marriage when she and her fiancé receive an unexpected visit from Alexander Graham Bell.Ellen knows immediately what Bell really wants from her. Ellen is deaf, and for a time was Bell''s student in a technique called Visible Speech. As he instructed her in speaking, Bell also confided in her about his dream of producing a device which would transmit the human voice along a wire: the telephone. Now, on the cusp of wealth and renown, Bell wants Ellen to speak up in support of his claim to the patent to the telephone, which is being challenged by rivals.But Ellen has a different story to tell: that of how Bell betrayed her, and other deaf pupils, in pursuit of ambition and personal gain, and cut Ellen off from a community in which she had come to feel truly at home. It is a story no one around Ellen seems to want to hear - but there may never be a more important time for her to tell it.

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A Sign of Her Own: En Fascinerende Historisk Roman

Oppdag den gripende historien om Ellen Lark, en døv kvinne som spilte en nogelunde usett rolle i oppfinnelsen av telefonen. A Sign of Her Own er en levende historisk roman som tar leseren med tilbake til en tid hvor ambisjoner og motsetninger preget livet til både oppfinneren Alexander Graham Bell og Ellen selv. Hva skjer når ambisjonene til en mann kolliderer med virkeligheten til en kvinne som ønsker å bli hørt?

Ellen Larks Utfordringer og Drømmer

  • Uforglemmelig Karakter: Ellen er mer enn bare hovedpersonen; hun er et symbol på styrke, overvinning og tilhørighet i en verden som ofte overser de som er annerledes.
  • Den Stille Revolution: Boken utforsker hvordan Ellen, som tidligere student av Bell, bemerker seg i en tid hvor døve og deres historier blir oversett.
  • To Historier, Én Sandhet: Bell ønsker at Ellen skal støtte hans krav om patentet for telefonen, men hun sitter på en annen sannhet om hans svik mot henne og hennes fellesskap.

For Den Historieinteresserte Leser

Med en skrive stil som er både vivid og elegant, gir A Sign of Her Own leserne et innblikk i kampen for anerkjennelse og rettferdighet. Denne romanen kombinere kraftfull fortelling med ektehistoriske elementer som vil fortrylle både unge og gamle. Er du klar for å oppdage hvordan en døv kvinne påvirket en av historiens mest betydningsfulle oppfinnelser?

Ikke gå glipp av sjansen til å oppleve denne unike fortellingen som er både gripende og inspirerende.💕

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