At the close of Julia's Baby, we left the blind and deaf Julia nursing her newborn daughter, proving her critics wrong by embracing motherhood with grace and ability. Three years later we meet again. This time, Ayla is a lively toddler with an appetite for knowledge and a mother who can't hear her questions or see her actions. But, with invention and determination, mother and daughter have developed a sophisticated way to communicate using the power of touch. Ayla hands her mother her cup to signal it is empty and Julia teaches Ayla colours with the aid of Braille stickers on her toy bricks. If life is determined to deal Julia a tricky hand, then stubborn and petulant, she is determined to master it.
At the close of Julia's Baby, we left the blind and deaf Julia nursing her newborn daughter, proving her critics wrong by embracing motherhood with grace and ability. Three years later we meet again. This time, Ayla is a lively toddler with an appetite for knowledge and a mother who can't hear her questions or see her actions. But, with invention and determination, mother and daughter have developed a sophisticated way to communicate using the power of touch. Ayla hands her mother her cup to signal it is empty and Julia teaches Ayla colours with the aid of Braille stickers on her toy bricks. If life is determined to deal Julia a tricky hand, then stubborn and petulant, she is determined to master it.
