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Deaf Sentence | David Lodge
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When the university merged his Department of Linguistics with English, Professor Desmond Bates took early retirement, but he is not enjoying it. He misses the purposeful routine of the academic year, and has lost his appetite for research. (…more)
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DivineDiana
Deaf Sentence | David Lodge
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A college professor in England retires from his position. At the same time, he is battling the increase loss of his hearing. While I did not particularly like any of the characters, I did take away a better understanding of what it is like to live with a hearing impairment. @ValerieAndBooks I would love to take advantage of your offer to give me your opinion. Can not locate your email. Would you kindly give it to me again? dmillerick@comcast.net

CarolynM I enjoyed this one, but not as much as his earlier novels 7y
ValerieAndBooks I‘ll email you 😊. He did capture pretty well what it‘s like to misunderstand conversations and the like. I don‘t remember much else as I‘ve said but will keep the book next to the laptop to refer to/refresh my memory when you email back 👍 7y
DivineDiana @ValerieAndBooks Thank you! I actually found your email address and wrote to you earlier this morning! I have Book Club meeting today and,if it works for you, would love to know your thoughts! 7y
ValerieAndBooks Got it; just now sent you a response 😊 7y
DivineDiana @ValerieAndBooks Thank you! ❤️ 7y
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DivineDiana
Deaf Sentence | David Lodge
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Starting a new book for my IRL Book Club2! We‘ll see!

CarolynM I'm a fan of David Lodge. I enjoyed this one, hope you do too 7y
DivineDiana @CarolynM Thank you! Glad to know you liked it! I had never heard of him. 🤷‍♀️ 7y
ValerieAndBooks I‘ve read this...would be glad to share my perspective any time! 7y
DivineDiana @ValerieAndBooks And I would love to know your thoughts! 7y
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LaurenAsh
Deaf Sentence | David Lodge
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Always pleasantly surprised when my book ends up being set in England. 😁#LitsyAtoZ #LetterL

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