Review

Hearing Maud, by Jessica White, is the story of two deaf women, born a century apart, which highlights the different perceptions of disability and communication

By Susan Lever
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:21am, first published September 7 2019 - 5:00am
Author Jessica White
Author Jessica White

Jessica White was nearly four years old when a bout of meningitis left her almost completely deaf. She came from a proud family, with artists and intellectuals - and not just a famous distant cousin, Patrick - among them. Her family's response to Jessica's disability was to make every effort to help her participate in the world as well as any hearing child.

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