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Frustrated by hearing loss and his messy personal life, retired linguistics professor Desmond Bates reluctantly journeys to London to check up on his elderly father and finds his hearing problems resulting in an unintended relationship with a young woman.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lodge, David, 1935-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2008.
Edition:1st American ed.
Subjects:
Older deaf people > Fiction.
Aging > Fiction.
Marital conflict > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
English fiction > 21st century.
Diaries > Fiction.
Hearing disorders > Fiction.
Personnes âgées sourdes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Vieillissement > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Conflits conjugaux > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Relations entre hommes et femmes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Roman anglais > 21e siècle.
Man-woman relationships.
English fiction.
Aging.
Marital conflict.
Older deaf people.
2000-2099
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Fiction.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Summary:Frustrated by hearing loss and his messy personal life, retired linguistics professor Desmond Bates reluctantly journeys to London to check up on his elderly father and finds his hearing problems resulting in an unintended relationship with a young woman.
Item Description:The Cushing Library Lit/Mitchell copy is a donation from J. Lawrence Mitchell.
Accession #: 2020_0001
Physical Description:294 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-294).
ISBN:9780670019922
0670019925