My Beloved Hellen Keller : The story of my life by John Kiss

Before Helen Keller changed the world, Anne Sullivan changed hers.

WINNER OF THE BAMAHANE PRIZE 

An engrossing novel about Anne Sullivan, the often forgotten teacher behind Helen Keller, and her lifelong relationship with her famous pupil 

For lovers of novels woven with authentic letters and diary entries

In a compelling, richly-researched novel that draws from hundreds of letters, diary entries and original sources, Jonathan Kiss tells the fascinating, untold story of the mentorship and friendship between Anne Sullivan and her pupil Helen Keller.

While blindness and deafness, financial strains, a failed love affair, and inner struggles threaten to shape their world, the two women choose to redefine love and friendship, and subsequently to shape the history of education.

Advance praise for My Beloved Helen Keller:

"A compelling, page-turning narrative . . . Re-examines history from a fresh, psychological point of view." − The Sender Report

"Painstakingly researched, beautifully hewn, compulsively readable . . . Not to be missed." − Der Tag