Daniel Isn't Talking - by Marti Leimbach (Paperback)

About the Book

Leimbach, bestselling author of "Dying Young," has penned a fearless, unsentimental, and heartbreakingly real novel about a mother's devotion to her autistic child and all of the tangled relationships, compassionate moments, fear, and joy they experience along the way.

Book Synopsis

Melanie Marsh is an American living in London with her British husband, Stephen, and their two young children. The Marshes' orderly home life is shattered when their son Daniel is given a devastating diagnosis. Resourceful and determined not to acceptt what others, including her husband, say is inevitable, Melanie finds an ally in the idealistic Andy, whose unorthodox ideas may just prove that Daniel is far more "normal" than anyone imagined. Daniel Isn't Talking is a moving story of a family in crisis, told with warmth, compassion, and humor.

Review Quotes

"Gripping. . . . A tale of a mother's fierce devotion. . . . Leimbach has a gift for emotionally searing fiction leavened with humor." --People "Timely and uplifting." --The New York Times Book Review "Amazing. . . .[A book about] tangled relationships, compassionate moments, fear and joy . . . and along the way there are moments of grace. . . . Gives us reason to hope." --The Washington Post"Hard to put down. . . . Leimbach's strength is in creating characters who are human and fallible and become imbedded in your heart." --USA Today

About the Author

Marti Leimbach is the author of several novels, including the international bestseller Dying Young, which was made into a major motion picture starring Julia Roberts. Born in Washington, D.C., Leimbach attended the Creative Writing program at University of California, Irvine, and Harvard University. She currently lives in England and teaches at Oxford University's Creative Writing program.