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Verstecken Sie mein Kind, bitte.Amerika im Jahr 1968: Die Witwe Martha lebt in ihrem abgelegenen Haus ein einsames Leben. Nur an Weihnachten erhält sie von ehemaligen Schülern Besuch. Dann jedoch stehen zwei wildfremde, verzweifelte Menschen vor ihrer Tür: das Mädchen Lynnie und Homan, ein tauber Afroamerikaner. Beide sind aus einer nahen Anstalt geflohen. Wenig später tauchen ihre erbarmungslosen Wächter auf. Während Homan über den reißenden ...

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With a new afterword that continues the journey"--Cover.

It is 1968. Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and Homan, an African American deaf man, are locked away in an institution, "the School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, and have been left to languish, forgotten. Deeply in love, they escape, and find refuge in the farmhouse of Martha, a retired schoolteacher and widow. But the couple is not alone-Lynnie has just given birth to a baby girl. When the authorities catch ...

In 1968, Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and Homan, an African-American deaf man, are locked away in an institution. Deeply in love, they escape, and find refuge in the farmhouse of the widowed Martha. But the couple is not alone--Lynnie has just given birth to a baby girl.

An unforgettably moving love story about the improbable odds faced by a disabled couple and a lost child-from the author of the bestseller Riding the Bus with My Sister. Lynnie and Homan are an unlikely couple hindered by race and disabilities, hidden away in a hospital. One night the couple escapes and takes refuge in the home of a retired school teacher, Martha. When the authorities finally catch up, Lynnie mutters only two words to Martha, ...

The author describes one year spent riding city buses with her mentally retarded sister.

Offering the study of women in an Arab country's Jewish community, this title examines the changing status of Jewish women in Libya from the second half of the nineteenth century until 1967, when most Jews left the country.

Rachel Simon's debut, originally published in 1990, is a collection of stories about the struggle for love and intimacy, told from the point of view of adolescent girls, young mothers, and elderly women. Some are rooted in reality, others in magical realism, with tones ranging from serious to comic, sunny to dark. Throughout, Simon employs such a wide range of voices-sweet, shrewd, wistful, irascible, vulnerable, sensual-the Philadelphia Inqui...

If you are a teenage or adult brother or sister of someone with a disability, then this book is expressly for you. It offers a sense that you are not alone, tips on how to talk to your parents about plans for your sibling, and a crash course in guardianship, medical & legal issues, and government benefits if you're already caring for your sib. Edited by experts in the field of disabilities and sibling relationships, this guide focuses on the t...

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This wild, magic-realist ride of a novel, originally published in 1994, is funny, sexy, satirical, linguistically exuberant, and utterly unique. Written as a fictional biography, it tells the life story of a woman with magical sexual powers that she uses to heal people. The story follows our heroine from her miraculous birth through her childhood in a magical orphanage to adulthood, when she uncovers sinister conspiracies among political and w...

Excerpt from Beside the Still Waters, Reflections on the Book of Psalms: Illustrated by Parallel Verses From Other Portions of the ScripturesSome words of explanation may be expected from me in offering to the public these reflection on the Psalms.I have often felt that whilst the Psalms are universally known, and form a part of public worship in Church, Chapel, and Synagogue, yet the religious thoughts they embody are not always apprehended. ...

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This inspirational guide for aspiring and experienced writers was originally published in 1997. Written in a friendly, hopeful, and gently humorous tone, it focuses on the creative process and emotional ups and downs of the creative life, providing insights into how to persist in the face of rejection, frustration, feelings of inadequacy, lack of support from loved ones, and more. It also offers practical how-to advice, from organizing your ti...

The bestselling and highly acclaimed author of Riding the Bus with My Sister returns with an illuminating and tenderhearted memoir about the unexpected ways a home renovation can change a life.

The bestselling and highly acclaimed author of Riding the Bus with My Sister returns with an illuminating and tenderhearted memoir about the unexpected ways a home renovation can change a life.

This is poetry that plays darts with horseshoes. Simon's book is at times reverential and others self-referential, moving from the real to the surreal and back.

The bestselling author of Riding the Bus with My Sister shares an illuminating and beautifully woven memoir about the unexpected ways a home renovation can repair a heart. When Rachel Simon and her architect husband begin to renovate their house on Teacher's Lane, she braces herself for the ups and downs that often accompany such projects. But to her surprise, as the old walls fall and new paint appears, she is propelled into a transformative ...