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 Deaf Cultural Center to Host Olathe Author June 13Olathe, KS —Shanna Groves was diagnosed with progressive hearing loss at age 27 after the birth of her first child. This experience inspired the Olathe resident’s new novel, Lip Reader. Groves will sign copies of her book June 13 from 1:00-3:00p.m. at the Deaf Cultural Center, 455 E. Park St., Olathe. In Lip Reader, a rural Oklahoma family faces hearing loss, deafness and communication challenges in the early 1980’s. Twelve-year-old Sapphie Traylor describes her relatives with vivid detail— her mother who lives in a fantasy world, a grandmother born deaf, a stern preacher-grandfather, and an aunt fluent in sign language but lacking in social graces. It is up to Rea's young daughter, Sapphie, to solve the mystery of her mother's secret life while finding the courage to forgive.Groves has written about her hearing journey in Hearing Loss Magazine, The Kansas City Star, and A Cup of Comfort for Nurses. Lip Reader is her first novel. Read more about Lip Reader at http://shannagroves.blogspot.com. "Shanna Groves has skillfully crafted a fascinating family who reside in Little Paw, Oklahoma, plagued with an inherited deafness. Sapphie Traylor comes of age as she discovers family secrets long hidden in the outback of Oklahoma. A very engaging read." -Sally Jadlow, Author of The Late Sooner Lip Reader, 2009, Outskirts Press, ISBN # 1432735829
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