Amazon summery of The Dumb House: As a child, Luke’s mother often tells him the story of the Dumb House, an experiment on newborn babies raised in silence, designed to test the innateness of language.
As Luke grows up, his interest in language and the delicate balance of life and death leads to amateur dissections of small animals – tiny hearts revealed still pumping, as life trickles away. But as an adult, following the death of his mother, Luke’s obsession deepens, resulting in a haunting and bizarre experiment on Luke’s own children.
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Our book club reads authors from all over the world. We try to introduce readers to writers them may have never heard of, or encountered on their own. At least 2/3 of our authors are women. We choose books in english or translated into english, and they must be available as e-books. People are welcome to read in any language they find the book in, discussion is primarily in eng.
