Peter Quint
Deaf Author, Storyteller, Teacher
Resilient Silence
A Deaf-Experience Suspense Novel
Set in futuristic Washington State, two brothers—separated by grief at the loss of their father but thrown together by similar personal experiences—strive against their own desires to seek freedom from what traps them.
Young Julius McLellan navigates his silent world with curiosity and perseverance, but he is driven to anger and frustration when his friends and teachers don’t seem to understand the oppressive struggles against a lack of communication in the Deaf world. In high school, he throws himself into sports, particularly track.
If he can make an impression using his athletic talent, then maybe people will respect him. He clings to his faith, his church, and his best friend, Amy, who is instrumental in helping him. What he doesn’t realize is that his decisions are a catalyst for forming a closer relationship with his distant and inaccessible older brother.
Teenage Jeremy McLellan is angry when their father dies, his younger brother becomes ill, and his family relocates to a new town. Any sign of weakness in others infuriates him, including his little brother’s hearing loss. Driven by a sense of purpose and direction, he joins the military as a border patrol agent. A series of horrific events causing increased death and loss sends Jeremy on a downward spiral into depression. He retreats deeper into rage and psychosis, which leads him down a destructive path.
But when the brothers’ common passion for running brings them together in the Bloomsday race, will it be enough to reconnect them, help them recover from their traumas, and show them that understanding and vulnerability are key for their freedom in resilient silence?
Order a copy now for the opportunity to obtain a signed copy of this lively and engaging story which provides a much-needed Deaf, Ownvoices perspective to a wider audience.
“Great Insight, Especially for the Hearing Community!”
-CSA
Amazon Review
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"You won’t be able to put this book down."
“…I found myself caught up in the energy and excitement of competition between these brothers and developed a better understanding for the deaf community that struggles to connect with a hearing culture that does not take time to truly listen to the heart of those who are different...”
-Lori
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"...developed a better understanding for the Deaf community..."
“I highly recommend Resilient Silence to anyone who loves adventure, intrigue, and a story tha fills your heart with compassion and love. You won’t be able to put this book down.”
-Doug
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"This book is brilliantly written by a Deaf author Peter Quint."
“This book explains the struggles every Deaf child goes through growing up with Deaf, hearing culture, and language deprivation.”
-Sophie
Amazon Review
FAQs about Peter
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Peter M. Quint is a career teacher and an advocate for Deaf people. Experiencing sudden hearing loss at a young age, he spent years learning and then teaching American Sign Language (ASL) at the high school and college level. He knows well the constant struggle to understand the spoken language. With a bachelor’s in English literature from Occidental College and a master’s in education from Lewis and Clark College, Peter draws readers into an intimate experience of how Deaf people experience life and the various forms of sign language to which they are exposed.
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As a core member of the Deaf community, he is actively involved as a founding leader of Deaf House Fellowship, a home and community-based fellowship of believers and the founder of Deaf Heartlight, a life support recovery program for Deaf people. Peter resides in Aubrey, Texas, with his Deaf wife Pratibha and their Deaf min-Australian shepherd, Asha.
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Throughout his tenure as a teacher of the Deaf, Peter has contributed articles to various educational newsletters, working closely with secondary-level writing teachers to teach literary elements and hone the craft of student writing. He’s written about cross country, using hearing aids, and education within the Deaf community and has been published in regional and national periodicals, including Hearing Instruments Magazine and California Track and Running News.
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As a core member of the Deaf community in Washington State, he is actively involved as a founding leader of New Life Deaf Fellowship, a home and community-based fellowship of believers, and founder of Deaf Heartlight, a step-based life support program for Deaf people.
Peter resides in Spokane, Washington, with his Deaf wife, Pratibha, and their Deaf mini-Australian shepherd, Asha. -
Resilient Silence: A Deaf-Experience Suspense Novel is his first full-length #Ownvoices novel, and the first in the Resilient Silence series. Visit him at www.peterquint.com, on Facebook @peterquintdeafauthor, on instagram @pmquint5.
Meet Peter
Drawing from his career as a teacher, leader, and advocate within and for the Deaf Community, Peter M. Quint writes novels about Deaf Characters facing life challenges that shake their foundations and beliefs.
Outside the fiction, he enjoys household building projects and fitness activities, such as running and biking. He and his wife Pratibha live in Spokane, Washington, and love exploring the beautiful woods near their house with their Deaf dog Asha. Resilient Silence is the first novel in the Resilient Silence series.
“The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
John 3:8 NIV
Sometimes our internal voice and our external voice responds differently...
to massive chaos with coping mechanisms in a complex, dangerous world. Resilient Silence is the divergent path between two brothers living in futuristic America.
Deaf from a childhood illness, Julius is confused and longs for acceptance and understanding from his mom, educators, friends, and especially from his estranged brother. Angry after a series of horrific events causing increased death and loss, border patrol private Jeremy wants life to be normal, the way it was before their father died.
Navigating extreme personal differences, they eventually converge to compete in the Bloomsday road race and learn the hidden strength of resilient silence that comes from being Deaf in a hearing world.
PMQ Deaf Author Profile
in Occidental Magazine
The alumni magazine of my alma mater, Occidental College, published a profile about me and the process of writing, editing and publishing my novel Resilient Silence. They also wanted to know about my involvement with competitive distance running, an activity which predominates in the novel. I hope you enjoy reading this and finding out more about my journey towards becoming an author!
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