In vivid scenes-sometimes wrenching, sometimes mischievous and sometimes hilarious-he takes us inside the singular world of his childhood. His book is full of surprises, written with a generous, loving spirit. Uhlberg is a compassionate writer of truths. 'In his moving memoir, Hands of my Father, Myron Uhlberg captures the essence of one exceptional family's life in Brooklyn in the 30's, 40's and 50's. opens a window into a world of isolation and 'eternal silence' unimaginable to most people.'-'Christian Science Monitor' ''A warm family chronicle as instructive as it is inspiring. 'A fascinating look at an uncommon childhood.'-'OK! magazine

documents a family life severed from the mainstream.'-'Cleveland Plain Dealer' In Hands of My Father: A Hearing Boy, His Deaf Parents, and the Language of Love, Myron Uhlberg. describes significant episodes of his early life with artful economy and sincere emotion.' -'Booklist,' starred review effortlessly weaves his way through a childhood of trying to interpret the speaking world for his parents while trying to learn the lessons of life from the richly executed 'Technicolor language' of his father's hands'-'Publishers Weekly' 'A well-crafted, heartwarming tale of family love and understanding. circumstance made his childhood exceptional and well worth recalling, which he does in an unpretentious but vividly evocative style.'-'Wall Street Journal'

I can't think of anyone who wouldn't love this book.'-Ann Patchett, author of 'Bel Canto 'and 'Run'

His feelings of love and responsibility, of shame and enormous pride, can teach us all something about being a member of a family. ''In telling the story of his very unique childhood, Myron Uhlberg has created a book that is universal. And there the reader discovers the profound, everyday courage exemplified by each member of the Uhlberg family.'-Lou Ann Walker, author of 'A Loss for Words I can't think of anyone who wouldn't love this book.'-Ann Patchett, bestselling author of 'Bel Canto 'and 'Run 'In telling the story of his very unique childhood, Myron Uhlberg has created a book that is universal.

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