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If you’re looking for a few good books to read this summer, consider diving into a story about disability. While the subject matter is emotionally challenging, it also invites the reader to see true beauty in life. Most of these books dwell on themes such as self-awareness, transformation and the value of human relationships. Here are ten fiction and non-fiction titles for adults that can give the reader a new perspective on ability and disability.
1. Know the Night by Maria Mutch (2014)
Know the Night has become one of my all-time favorite books. The author is a poet who uses creative literary techniques such as wordplay, metaphor, point and counterpoint in her prose. The book is not just a personal memoir about raising a child with multiple disabilities; it is also a thoroughly researched meditation on the nature of night, darkness, night-waking, isolation, exploration and jazz.
If you or someone you love has a sleep disorder, then you probably already know that all of those things are intimately connected – the author’s explanation is original and hopeful.