![]() She is taken from her home and becomes his “live specimen” for scientific study. He charms her mother and many others on the island, but Mary soon discovers his intentions are not honest while falling victim to his deceitful plan. Learning that a scientist is coming to the island to study why there are so many deaf residents sparks Mary’s curiosity. Her relationship with her mother becomes strained, and everyone is on edge. But when tragedy strikes her family, she keeps a deep secret from her parents she knows it is all her fault. Signing is the only language Mary has ever known, and her life is full. Mary’s friend Ezra Brewer, the old seaman, says that deafness is in the blood and was brought to the island when the original Lamberts settled there more than 100 years ago, in 1692. ![]() No one knows why the island has such a high population of deaf people. ![]() She’s also deaf, as are her father and many others on Martha’s Vineyard. Free-spirited, inquisitive 11-year-old Mary Lambert loves to spin stories. ![]()
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