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The Resilient Silence Series

Follow the saga in book one, Resilient Silence, as Julius and Jeremy McLellan navigate

the trauma caused by the loss of their father and their strained connection due to

Julius’ Deafness. Will they connect and learn to thrive as they navigate these  

difficult challenges? Continue the journey in book two, Resilient Surender, as Julius

and Amy embark as a Deaf couple on an international quest to find her origins and

clarify her identity. Will they find what she is looking for so she can flourish with peace?

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“Great Insight, Especially for the Hearing Community!”

-CSA
Amazon Review

  • "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
    Amazon Review

  • "...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
    Goodreads Review

  • "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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

An American Sign Language and Deaf Culture University teacher, a leader and advocate in the Deaf community and Deaf himself, Peter M. Quint writes novels about Deaf characters whose life challenges shake their foundations and beliefs. He and his wife, Pratibha are involved in the regional Deaf community and live in Aubrey, Texas with their dog.  He is the author of the Resilient Silence series.

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“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

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Sometimes our internal voice and our external voice respond 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.

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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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