The deafness of the female protagonist was also dealt with respectfully, as far as I could tell. The male protagonist, Alex, was compassionate toward his wife, if slightly pushy in the matter of conjugal rights (albeit lovingly) with his victimized wife. There are no excuses, no tolerance for “she deserved it” or “she was asking for it” or any other nonsense things rapists say. The rape is dealt with exactly as one might hope. It should be noted here that Catherine Anderson does a very good job handling some key issues. She is raped and, because of reasons, her rapist’s brother marries her, then discovers she’s deaf, not stupid. Annie’s Song is about a young deaf woman who, due to negligence, has been mistakenly identified as a moron for her entire life. What drew me to read this, first off, was the unique premise. I’m kind of weirded out by this book, but also I really enjoyed the story.
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