{"product_id":"in-this-sign-by-joanne-greenberg-9780241679098","title":"In This Sign","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bestselling classic about three generations of a deaf family in modern America, by the author of \u003cem\u003eI Never Promised You a Rose Garden\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo young deaf people, Abel and Janice, leave their punitive school and begin their life as a married couple 'Outside' — in the unwelcoming world of the hearing. A misunderstanding about the payment plan on a car kickstarts years of debt, hard labour and ostracisation; but they find solace and expression in the richness of Sign, in their hard-won independence, and in the birth of their daughter Margaret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1970, only a decade after ASL's formal recognition as a language, \u003cem\u003eIn This Sign\u003c\/em\u003e is a rare, compassionate portrait of the deaf community and a moving family saga that spans the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Sara Nović and a new afterword by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46670794522860,"sku":"9780241679098","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780241679098.jpg?v=1752789253","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/in-this-sign-by-joanne-greenberg-9780241679098","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}