When she was 19 months old, Helen Keller (1880–1968) suffered a severe illness that left her blind and deaf. Not long after, she also became mute. Her tenacious struggle to overcome these handicaps-with the help of her inspired teacher...
Blind women
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Auteur:Keller, HelenSommaire: - Auteur:Lewis, BeverlySommaire:
Journalist Philip Bradley can't forget Rachel Yoder, the blind Amish woman he met while on assignment in Pennsylvania. He is determined to find a cure for her and to get to know her better. But before Rachel can move on in her life, she...
- Auteur:Jemisin, N. K.Sommaire:
A man with no memory of his past and a struggling, blind street artist will face off against the will of the gods as the secrets of this stranger's past are revealed in the sequel to The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, the debut novel...
- Auteur:Meruane, LinaSommaire:
This autobiographical novel describes a young Chilean writer recently relocated to New York for doctoral work who suffers a stroke, leaving her blind and increasingly dependent on those closest to her. Fiction and autobiography...
- Auteur:Vallis, RuthSommaire:
Excited and full of the confidence of youth, totally blind Ruth arrived in London, England, to study Physiotherapy. She spoke the same language, was domestically independent, and had good mobility skills: how hard could this be? As it...
- Auteur:Johansen, IrisSommaire:
A serial killer is on the loose in San Diego, and he has a most unusual M.O.: With each kill, he leaves behind objects with unclear meanings. Most of the recent killings are centered near Kendra Michaels' home and office, so it comes as...
- Auteur:Lévesque, GenevièveSommaire:
Une jeune femme aveugle reçoit en héritage d’un oncle marin une maison isolée sur la côte en Bretagne. Quittant son confort parisien, elle décide d’aller y vivre seule, mais très tôt elle découvre que la maison est… habitée. Le feu s’...
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Auteur:Sarah DunantSommaire: - Auteur:Woods, StuartSommaire:
The one-man stalker squad of the Beverly Hills Police Department begins his hunt for the stalker of a young Hollywood actress.
- Auteur:Johansen, Roy, Johansen, IrisSommaire:
Dr. Kendra Michaels races to rescue a young singer before time runs out. But as the abductor's purpose becomes clear, she uncovers a plot she never could have imagined.
- Auteur:Hairston, Ever LeeSommaire:
As a child, Ever Lee Hairston faced one disappointment after the other. A product of share-cropping parents and raised on one of the biggest plantations in the South, Ever allowed those disappointments to diminish her self-confidence...
