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Title: Helen Keller in Love
Author: Rosie Sultan
Narrator: Christine Williams
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-26-12
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
A captivating novel that explores the little-known romance of a beloved American icon.
Helen Keller has long been a towering figure in the pantheon of world heroines, yet the enduring portrait of her in the popular imagination comes fromThe Miracle Worker, which ends when Helen is seven years old.
Rosie Sultans debut novel imagines a part of Kellers life she rarely spoke of or wrote about: the man she once loved. When Helen is in her 30s and Annie Sullivan is diagnosed with tuberculosis, a young man steps in as a private secretary. Peter Fagan opens a new world to Helen, and their sensual interactionsigning and lip-reading with hands and fingersquickly sets in motion a liberating, passionate, and clandestine affair. Its not long before Helens secret is discovered and met with stern disapproval from her family and Annie. As pressure mounts, the lovers plot to elope, and Helen finds herself caught between the expectations of the people who love her and her most intimate desires.
Richly textured and deeply sympathetic, Sultans highly inventive telling of a story Keller herself would not tell is both a captivating romance and a rare glimpse into the mind and heart of an inspirational figure.
Critic Reviews:
With empathy, imagination, and vivid sensory detail, Rosie SultansHelen Keller in Lovegives voiceand scent and touchto an iconic American heroine during a little-known chapter in her life. (Jane Mendelsohn,New York Timesbest-sellingauthor ofI Was Amelia Earhart)
In this richly imagined and moving novel, Rosie Sultan brings alive the history of Helen Kellerthe brilliant miraculous creature who stole the heart and sympathy of the worldwhile also exploring how she must have felt as a woman: the loneliness, longing, and great vulnerability.The result is a vivid, sensuous portrait full of sound and vision. (Jill McCorkle, author ofGoing Away Shoes)
Helen Kellerin Loveis involving, passionate, and deeply felt. It tellsthis little-known, remarkable story with a loving heart, beautiful language, and great commitment to its heroine. Helen Keller was a woman with blood in her veinsthis book makes you feel it. (Martha Southgate, author ofTheTaste of Salt)
Members Reviews:
It is so romantic and exciting..she feels so much!
If you could sum up Helen Keller in Love in three words, what would they be?
It is a beautifully written story. It is a portrayal of her life, personality and the one powerful love affair she had in her most illustrious life. It is very heart warming. This accounting makes it clear that powerful, caring and loving people are not absent of passions and our sweet Helen Keller is no exception. You want her to have love, yet you sympathise with those around her that want to protect her. They are all at risk of hurting her in a profound heart wrenching way. Yet, there is a lot of humor between Peter and Helen. This helps lighten the intensity of what these two lovers are up against. The humor in this lovely telling adds a nice color to the love, sadness and confusion Helen experiences. Worth the listen!
What other book might you compare Helen Keller in Love to and why?
I thought of Song of the Wind and Anne Karenina.
What does Christine Williams bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?
She reads it well.
Who was the most memorable character of Helen Keller in Love and why?
Peter and Annie are very powerful and believable characters. You sympathise with both points of view.
