The House With All The Lights On

The House With All The Lights On by Jessica Kirkness


ISBN
9781761069079
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
240
Dimensions
153 x 234mm

The House With All The Lights On is a lyrical exploration of family, identity and history, and what it is to be a member of a family where the most beautiful of bonds are born in silence

'If I were to tell you our story in sign language-the story of my grandparents and me-I'd begin with a single finger touching my chest.'

For most of her life Jessica Kirkness has traversed the boundary between deaf and hearing cultures, sometimes sitting on the periphery, and other times acting as a bridge between worlds. 

The House with All of the Lights On tells the story of her grandparents' experience of growing up in a hearing world-one where sign language was banned for much of the 20th Century-and, weaving in her own experience as a hearing child being raised in a family that often struggled to navigate their elders' disability, Jessica provides an insightful account of her family's history and the broader history of deafness in Australia and the UK.

This journey takes her to sign language classes, to the workplaces of research audiologists, and even back to England where she visits her grandparents' old schools and other family landmarks-all while also navigating the throes of grief, both for the loss of her grandfather during the pandemic and for all the ways her grandparents and their deafness have been so terribly misunderstood.

The House with All The Lights On captures the universal experience of navigating complex family relationships and beautifully explores the nuances of identity in what is both a memoir and a love letter to those she loves most.
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