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The deaf house / Joanne Weber.

by Weber, Joanne, 1959-

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Thistledown Press, 2013.

362.42092 W374d

Weber, Joanne, 1959-

Deaf women -- Canada -- Biography.

Deaf -- Canada -- Biography.

Deafness -- Biography.

Poets, Canadian (English) -- 21st century -- Biography.

Women poets -- 21st century -- Biography.

9781927068489 (pbk.)

326 p. ; 22 cm.

"Joanne Weber's life story. It highlights the work and passions of a woman who grew up deaf and became an advocate for the deaf. It is a story of pain, loss and defeat balanced with joy, gain, and victory. It is the true story of a deaf woman as much as it is the fable of a heroic quest where a woman overcomes the most profound obstacles to find herself. The author shows how deafness can be a brutal oppression of the mind as well as one of sound. Her torment of not knowing exactly where she should belong, or when to halt her destructive pride, is revealed with blunt honesty. After much internal turmoil, Joanne realized that her inherent identity was that of a Deaf individual and The Deaf House details her struggles that resulted from fiercely attempting to protect and uphold that identity. Weber combines the narrative tools of a novelist with a keen documentarian perspective to effectively provide the reader with rare insight and profound truths about the lives of the deaf. Her narrative is incredibly engaging and elicits quite an unexpected and profound emotional response. It is a powerful story of an indomitable woman's clearance of incredible obstacles to uncover her true self. As much as it is a story of struggle, it is also one of the importance of love, compromise, and how even the most fiercely independent among us sometimes need the understanding and support of those we love. Joanne Weber obtained degrees in English, Library Science and Education and did graduate work at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, where she became fluent in American Sign Language. She now teaches in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at Thom Collegiate. Joanne lives in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Pear Orchard was her first collection of poetry; The Deaf House is her first creative non-fiction."--Provided by publisher.

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