Sea Creatures Are Silent Creatures

When the autistic girl Karen is found by her aunt in her family home in Mexico, she is feral and neglected. The ten-year-old child appears to have had hardly any contact with people, and cannot communicate or speak at all. She still has to learn the basics of human existence, a challenge that her aunt, who has inherited the house, a tuna fishery, and unexpectedly also the child, takes on with the utmost conviction. Sea animals are silent creatures is a novel about a special girl who discovers that she finds more peace and quiet on the ocean floor with the tuna that her family fishes than in dealing with people. This realization leads to an unparalleled journey that earns her a zoological education, encourages her to take action, and gives her both a clear self-image and an original view of humanity. Besides being an autistic girl, Karen is above all a brave person with a heart so big and a gaze so clear that she makes the reader laugh frequently and at the same time holds up a stern mirror.