Through the Tunnel: Becoming DeafBlind

by Angie C. Orlando

Using a mixture of prose and poetry, Angie C. Orlando shares indelible stories about growing up in a small Ohioan town, complete with posing for family pictures, watching high school football games, and playing saxophone in a marching band. Yet she is equally funny and unflinchingly honest about how classmates, medical professionals, and others have viewed her multiple disabilities, all of which had gradually became apparent over time. Through it all, she leaves her abusive husband and endures her brother’s suicide to become her own person.


“Angie C. Orlando’s prose is poetic and plainspoken at the same time. It slips into your heart and settles there to tell an unforgettable tale. Through the Tunnel bears testimony to our capacity for coping with change and transcending trauma.” —John Lee Clark, author of Where I On the Signing Community and My DeafBlind Experience


Angie C. Orlando lives in Kent, Ohio with her son and two cats. This is her first book.

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Published November 4, 2018

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great quick read

Brutally honest. Yet told in a poetic way. I loved the details from her 80s childhood. It is also heart breaking. I hope the author is finding some peace now. Please write another book😁

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written by a local author. Interesting musings about her life.

[Casey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd initially intended to stretch the reading over a few days, but this didn't happen.

Strong authentic voice, and I think the fragmentation works to the narrative's advantage in this prose and poetry hybrid. There's so much here that works, the only true criticism I can offer is that it's too short. But hey, having your reader wanting more is always a good sign.