Voyage to the Island

By Raija Nieminen

Book Overview

Raija Nieminen, a deaf woman from Finland, had been leading a very full life as both a librarian and mother of two children. Then her husband Jukka won an exciting new job designing the harbor in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0930323629
• ISBN13: 9780930323622
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

A fun read

This is the true story of a late-deafened woman, her hearing husband and two sons who move from Finland to the Carribean for two years. The book reads a bit like a diary; with day to day humor and struggle of being in a new culture, trying to figure things out, and feeling isolated from the deaf community and family back home. That's when Raija meets the American Peace Corps volunteer and his newly opened deaf school. She teaches children (age 12-16) their first language, and eventually takes one child into her home. This book is an interesting look at language aquisition, and also the power of community. Anyway, it's just a light and enjoyable read.