{"product_id":"hear-no-evil-9781529369090","title":"Hear No Evil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIn 1817, Jean Campbell, a young Deaf woman, is witnessed throwing a child into the River Clyde from the Old Bridge in Glasgow. The authorities move her to the decaying Edinburgh Tolbooth to prise the story from her. Robert Kinniburgh, a talented teacher from the Deaf \u0026amp; Dumb Institution, is called in to interpret for them and determine if Jean is fit for trial. He and Jean manage to find a rudimentary way of communicating, and Robert begins to uncover the truth, determined to clear her name before it is too late. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 03 February 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: John Murray Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written and a real page turner - a wonderful insight into the early quest to understand and give a voice to people who cannot hear.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElisabeth Gifford     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating exploration of deafness and human value amid the sights, sounds, and smells of 1817 urban Scotland.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSally Magnusson     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003etold with great empathy and heart  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuinevere Glasfurd      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA striking and stylish literary page-turner that breathes life into the past  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZoë Strachan       \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eskilfully combines crime fiction with a woman's struggle to speak the truth  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Times    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo 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 \u0026amp; 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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough 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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on a landmark case in Scottish legal history, Hear No Evil is a richly atmospheric exploration of nineteenth-century Edinburgh and Glasgow at a time when progress was only on the horizon. A time that for some, who were .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 456g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 145 x 224 x 36 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781529369090\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarah Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44097521254650,"sku":"9781529369090","price":12.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1646307028123_book.jpg?v=1646944562","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/hear-no-evil-9781529369090","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}