Dr Jessica Kirkness is the author of The House With All The Lights On.
She is a GODA – a grandchild of deaf adults— who writes about deafness, disability and family. In 2019 she received her PhD in the field of life writing and Deaf studies.
She currently teaches nonfiction writing at Macquarie University.
A moving, artful story about how we seek to understand our grandparents, and how they become the frame through which we see the world.
A family story, a meeting of worlds, told with rare insight and grace.
Published by Allen & Unwin
Available online and in bookstores
A sensory window into Deaf gain and other complexities of our community.
A sensitive and compelling memoir... filled with touching and funny recollections, deep feelings and useful information about Deafness.