'A beautiful, compelling book': Olivia Laing about my memoir DUMB. I write about a boy who has no language; how it feels to be his mother; what it takes to remain a woman while being engulfed in caring. Forgive my frenchisms, et Répondez, S'il Vous Plaît!
A London Library Emerging Writer, I have written DUMB: 'a beautiful, compelling memoir that unpicks the role silence has played in three generations of a family, about war, disability, secrets and acceptance' (Olivia Laing).
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