Overview
An inspiring memoir of a young man who discovered he was going completely deaf just at the moment heād fallen in love for the first time.
As a child, Matt Hay didnāt know his hearing wasnāt the way everyone else processed soundābecause of the workarounds he did to ļ¬t in, even the school nurse didnāt catch his condition at the annual hearing and vision checks. But by the time he was a prospective college student and couldnāt pass the entrance requirements for West Point, Hayās condition, generated by a tumor, was unavoidable: his hearing was going, and fast.
A personal soundtrack was Hayās 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 favorite 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, Noraāthe love of his lifeālistened to in the car on their ļ¬rst date.
Made vivid with references to instantly recognizable songsāfrom the Eagles to Elton John, Bob Marley to Bing Crosby, U2 to Peter FramptonāSoundtrack of Silence asks readers to run the soundtrack of their own lives through their minds. Itās an involving memoir of loss and disability, and, ultimately, a both unique and universal love story.
This book title, Soundtrack of Silence (Love, Loss, and a Playlist for Life), ISBN: 9781250280220, by Matt Hay, published by St. Martin's Publishing Group (January 9, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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