Four Days in Michigan - Softcover

On her deathbed, Sandra Winter calls her only son back home to tell him a secret, a secret she kept even from her now deceased husband. It involves events that took place long ago, in an America emerging from the Depression as it entered World War II. And learning about those special happenings results in her son deciding to take a bold step, one that could change his family's life forever. The question is whether his efforts will be too little too late. The telling of the secret by itself would be a remarkable tale. What makes the story one-of-a-kind is that Sandra is Deaf. The Deaf community, even more isolated from hearing society back in the 1940s, has its own culture, language and customs (such as capitalizing the "d" in the word Deaf). The novel conveys the richness of Deaf culture, weaving everyday Deaf experiences into the plot, revealing unique ideas most hearing persons have no concept of, thus creating situations that would never occur in an ordinary tale. Even today, every Deaf person struggles every day with hearing society. The novel provides an inside look at this skirmish, and without passing judgment on who is right in the daily conflicts, gives an inside glimpse into a different world. The end result? A story for the ages.