Cassie Wagner has everything she wants out of life: a good husband, a lovely daughter and another baby on the way.  Then seemingly out of nowhere she feels the dark embrace of disease.  Cassie begins to suffer dizzy spells that cause a constant ringing in her ears.

She moves forward with life, but during the birth of her son her ailment reaches a crescendo, causing her to lose consciousness in the delivery room.

What happens next shatters her perfect world and forces her to grapple with her own vulnerability.  Through Cassie, we gain fascinating insight into the silent, misunderstood world of the hearing impaired. Loosely based on one woman’s quiet suffering, Sugar House Hill is a novel that will linger with readers forever.

Reviews-

"Cassie Wagner is a woman married to a good husband, mother of a lovely daughter and there's another baby on the way. Cassie has everything she has ever wanted out of life. Then she begins to suffer dizzy spells that cause a constant ringing in her ears. Her perfect world begins to come apart at the seams as she is compelled to deal with her own vulnerability. Journalist and author Heather Simonsen has drawn loosely on a true story to write this engaging novel with fully developed characters that the reader comes to care about. Superbly written from first page to last, Sugar House Hill is a welcome and accomplished novel that will touch the heart and linger in the mind long after it is finished and set back upon the shelf."

"Another great book by Heather Simonsen!  I found myself laughing and my heart aching as Cassie navigates her unexpected hearing loss with the grace of an elephant, and the courage of a warrior. I didn't want the book to end, but I couldn't wait to learn how Cassie conducts herself through the cacophony of her life. I loved it!"

 "A touching and eye-opening novel.  After reading Sugar House Hill you'll feel blessed for having your five senses.  Through Cassie, your empathy and appreciation for those who are hearing impaired will be changed forever."