Hear no evil
Smith, Sarah2022
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In the burgeoning industrial city of Glasgow in 1817 Jean Campbell - a young, deaf woman - is witnessed throwing a child into the River Clyde from the Old Bridge. No evidence is yielded from the river. Unable to communicate with their silent prisoner, the authorities move Jean to the decaying Edinburgh Tolbooth in order to prise the story from her. The High Court calls in Robert Kinniburgh, a talented teacher from the Deaf & Dumb Institution, in the hope that he will interpret for them and determine if Jean is fit for trial. If found guilty she faces one of two fates; death by hanging or incarceration in an insane asylum. Through a process of trial and error, Robert and Jean manage to find a rudimentary way of communicating with each other. As Robert gains her trust, Jean confides in him, and Robert begins to uncover the truth, moving uneasily from interpreter to investigator, determined to clear her name before it is too late.
Main title:
Hear no evil / Sarah Smith.
Author:
Smith, Sarah, author
Imprint:
London : Two Roads, 2022.
Collation:
337 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781529369090 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92CFAF
LC class:
PR6119
Local class:
MYSFAFC
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3029637