A fictional narrative with real-world features. . .

    A rising superstar, Roz Taylor, needs to make decisions about the approaching birth of her baby. Hidden forces will challenge Roz in ways she could not have imagined.

Rosalind (Roz) Taylor gives birth to a deaf baby. Barely ready to deal with childbirth, an important person stands alongside Roz to navigate complex waters.
    Roz's mother, Vivian (Viv) King Brown, Esq. was built to encourage the best possible outcomes for her precious deaf granddaughter. Viv nurtures characters in the book, teaching them what it means to live, love, and lead. This fictional novel portrays an idealized story of a Deaf-World family—one idea for a happily ever after.

The story is enveloped in real-world historical events and figures in the Deaf community. We invite readers to do their own research on the remarkable situations and individuals portrayed in the pages of the book.

    This is our love letter to the Deaf-world. We are a group of deaf and hearing professors, mentors, and interpreters. Join us in our mission to support deaf/Deaf/hard of hearing and Deaf Blind children. A portion of book sales will support deaf mentors for Ohio deaf/Deaf/Deaf Blind children and youth

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This narrative project was a collaboration of scholars and community

contributors in Ohio—both from the interpreting community and the Deaf-World.

Project Contributors: Cathy Alznauer, Jimmy Beldon, Jr., M.A., Mrs. Vivian King Brown, Kathy Geething, M.A., Lucas Hamilton, M.A., Dr. Jeannie Hall, Dr. Randall Hogue, Tina Perry, M.A., and Carole Stacker, M.A.

Project Co-Authors:

Dr. Stefanie Amiruzzaman

Professor Patricia A. Bettis-Eddie

Professor Marsha Moore, ABD

Dr. Leah Subak

with 

Jeanne Dutton, ABD