Resilient Surrender: A Deaf-Experience Suspense Novel

by Peter M. Quint

Abandoned as a child, she will stop at nothing to discover her true identity. As her protector, he will protect her at all costs, even from the possibility of jail.

Amy is fed up with her adopted mother, Sybil's, rules and regulations for living the hearing person's lifestyle. Who is she? Her only memories include a train station in India and a beaded bracelet. Determined, she turns to her boyfriend, Julius, for help. 

An accomplished runner and a freshman in college, Julius McLellan wants to continue his coursework and competition, but when Amy's anger leads to Sybil's hospitalization and a visit from the local police, Julius and Amy flee to India.

Amy's search for her birth mother-and her identity-lead them on a chase through the slums of India-with both American and Indian law enforcement nipping at their heels. Will they find who they're looking for in time?

320 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 28, 2026

About the author

An advocate for the Deaf and being Deaf himself, author and educator Peter M. Quint is one of the founders of New Life Deaf Fellowship, a home- and community-based church, and founder of Deaf Heartlight, a step-based life support program for Deaf people. He enjoys teaching, writing, and bicycling. He and his Deaf wife, Pratibha, live in Auburn, Washington, with their Deaf mini-Australian shepherd, Asha. Resilient Silence is his first novel. Visit him at www.peterquint.com. connect with him on Facebook, @peterquintdeafauthor or @deafheartlight.