A biography of the blind and deaf woman who rose above her physical disabilities to international renown and who helped other handicapped persons to live fuller lives.

Tells the story of a deaf and blind poet who communicates with his wife through finger braille and the reliance they have on one another for everyday tasks.

"Arlo Dilly is young, handsome and eager to meet the right girl. He also happens to be DeafBlind, a Jehovah's Witness, and under the strict guardianship of his controlling uncle. His chances of finding someone to love seem slim to none. And yet, it happened once before: many years ago, at a boarding school for the Deaf, Arlo met the love of his life-a mysterious girl with onyx eyes and beautifully expressive hands which told him the most amazing stories....

Describes how Helen Keller used her working senses, including touch and smell, to explore the world around her.

Follows the parallel lives of Helen Keller and Alexander Graham Bell, who continued to encounter and support each other from that eventful meeting when he recommended she be given a teacher and thus led her to Annie Sullivan.

A biography of Helen Keller, detailing her childhood struggles with blindness and deafness and her later triumphs as a champion of the handicapped.