Hear No Evil
Autor Sarah Smithen Limba Engleză Hardback – 3 feb 2022
Glasgow 1817 and a young Deaf woman is accused of infanticide but is she fit to stand trial? The teacher sent to investigate moves from interpreter to investigator, as he determines to clear her name before it's too late. Based on a true story.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781529369090
ISBN-10: 1529369096
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 224 x 145 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: John Murray Press
ISBN-10: 1529369096
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 224 x 145 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: John Murray Press
Notă biografică
Sarah Smith is a writer from Glasgow. She has worked as a creative writing tutor, family history researcher and project worker with a number of charities including Deaf Connections where she first came across the story that would go on to inspire Hear No Evil.
In 2019, she was awarded a New Writers Award for Fiction from the Scottish Book Trust and graduated with an MLitt (Distinction) in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow in 2018.
In 2019, she was awarded a New Writers Award for Fiction from the Scottish Book Trust and graduated with an MLitt (Distinction) in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow in 2018.
Recenzii
A striking and stylish literary page-turner that breathes life into the past, illuminating a fascinating corner of history by revealing its lost voices and contemporary resonance. Smith's evocative storytelling and willingness to probe the murkier reaches of the human psyche make her a talent to watch!
A fascinating exploration of deafness and human value amid the sights, sounds and smells of urban Scotland in 1817.
I loved Hear No Evil, beautifully written and a real page turner with characters whose company I enjoyed greatly. It evoked the Edinburgh of that time brilliantly and vividly and gave such a wonderful insight into the early quest to understand and give a voice to people who cannot hear. The historical evocation of Edinburgh and the dramatic murder story were both so well done and so rewarding.
A compelling and thoughtful exploration of a deaf woman's struggle for justice in Regency-era Scotland
'Fascinating... gripped me from start to finish'
A richly evocative telling. You can almost smell the reek of the old Edinburgh streets. Feel the brutality and inhumanity of it all... A gentle read that belies its power. A stylish murder mystery illuminating a fascinating corner of history.
In Sarah Smith's debut, Hear No Evil, Robert Kinniburgh, a teacher at Edinburgh's Deaf and Dumb Institution, is summoned to one of the city's jails, where an unusual prisoner awaits interrogation. Jean Campbell, a deaf woman, is accused of drowning her child, but communication with her has been impossible. Kinniburgh, who employs a form of sign language, becomes the means by which she can tell her story, and slowly the complex reality of what happened emerges. Based on a case from Scottish legal history, Smith's novel skilfully combines crime fiction with a woman's struggle to speak the truth.
Dramatic and evocative . . . a stunning debut
A fascinating exploration of deafness and human value amid the sights, sounds and smells of urban Scotland in 1817.
I loved Hear No Evil, beautifully written and a real page turner with characters whose company I enjoyed greatly. It evoked the Edinburgh of that time brilliantly and vividly and gave such a wonderful insight into the early quest to understand and give a voice to people who cannot hear. The historical evocation of Edinburgh and the dramatic murder story were both so well done and so rewarding.
A compelling and thoughtful exploration of a deaf woman's struggle for justice in Regency-era Scotland
'Fascinating... gripped me from start to finish'
A richly evocative telling. You can almost smell the reek of the old Edinburgh streets. Feel the brutality and inhumanity of it all... A gentle read that belies its power. A stylish murder mystery illuminating a fascinating corner of history.
In Sarah Smith's debut, Hear No Evil, Robert Kinniburgh, a teacher at Edinburgh's Deaf and Dumb Institution, is summoned to one of the city's jails, where an unusual prisoner awaits interrogation. Jean Campbell, a deaf woman, is accused of drowning her child, but communication with her has been impossible. Kinniburgh, who employs a form of sign language, becomes the means by which she can tell her story, and slowly the complex reality of what happened emerges. Based on a case from Scottish legal history, Smith's novel skilfully combines crime fiction with a woman's struggle to speak the truth.
Dramatic and evocative . . . a stunning debut