{"product_id":"lodge-david-deaf-sentence","title":"Lodge, David: Deaf Sentence","description":"\u003cp\u003eLodge, David: Deaf Sentence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2008\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFiction \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComedy \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContemporary fiction \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eThe subject of enthusiastic and widespread reviews, David Lodge's fourteenth work of fiction displays the humor and shrewd observations that have made him a much-loved icon. Deaf Sentence tells the story of Desmond Bates, a recently retired linguistics professor in his mid-sixties. Vexed by his encroaching deafness and at loose ends in his personal life, Desmond inadvertently gets involved with a seemingly personable young American female student who seeks his support in matters academic and not so academic, who finally threatens to destabilize his life completely with her unpredictable-and wayward-behavior. What emerges is a funny, moving account of one man's effort to come to terms with aging and mortality-a classic meditation on modern middle age that fans of David Lodge will love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alexandria (the library)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48031139987677,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/8235\/9773\/files\/1A134641-065B-4F08-AE4C-E3A5915DBBDC.jpg?v=1781173522","url":"https:\/\/alexandriathelibrary.co.za\/products\/lodge-david-deaf-sentence","provider":"Alexandria (The Library)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}