{"title":"Matt Hay","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatt Hay crafts compelling \u003cem\u003ebiographies and memoirs\u003c\/em\u003e that delve into the quiet moments and profound silences shaping a life. His narratives offer a reflective exploration of personal and intimate stories, inviting readers to connect with themes of memory, loss, and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith evocative prose and thoughtful pacing, Matt Hay's works such as \u003cstrong\u003eSoundtrack of Silence\u003c\/strong\u003e illuminate the subtleties of human experience, making his collection an evocative choice for readers drawn to introspective and heartfelt memoirs.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"soundtrack-of-silence-by-matt-hay-9781250280220","title":"Soundtrack of Silence","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn inspiring memoir of a young man who discovered he was going completely deaf just at the moment he'd fallen in love for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a child, Matt Hay didn't know his hearing wasn't the way everyone else processed sound—because of the workarounds he did to fit in, even the school nurse didn't catch his condition at the annual hearing and vision checks. But by the time he was a prospective college student and couldn't pass the entrance requirements for West Point, Hay's condition, generated by a tumour, was unavoidable: his hearing was going, and fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA personal soundtrack was Hay's determined compensation for his condition. As a typical Midwestern kid growing up in the 1980s whose life events were pegged to pop music, Hay planned to commit his favourite songs to memory. He prepared a mental playlist of the bands he loved and created a way to tap into his most resonant memories. And the track he needed to cement most clearly? The one he and his new girlfriend, Nora—the love of his life—listened to in the car on their first date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMade vivid with references to instantly recognisable songs—from the Eagles to Elton John, Bob Marley to Bing Crosby, U2 to Peter Frampton—\u003cem\u003eSoundtrack of Silence\u003c\/em\u003e asks readers to run the soundtrack of their own lives through their minds. It's an involving memoir of loss and disability, and, ultimately, a both unique and universal love story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244158431468,"sku":"9781250280220","price":68.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250280220-soundtrack-of-silence-1.jpg?v=1787994107"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/matt-hay.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}