In the cliffhanger finale of Volume One, Nestor Gudfred is back at the river where he first lost his hearing, this time with Pastor Clearwater and the congregations of several churches. The Pastor has... (more)

Pastor Clearwater convinces Nestor's mother, Mercy Gudfred, that Nestors scream is the very voice of God. Along with his mother, Nestor attends church for the first time in his life. The congregation ... (more)

Returning home from his isolating first day back to school, we learn that deaf boy Nestor Gudfred's "house" is actually a defunct B&B turned brothel for strange transients along Route 66. In his own b... (more)

Nestor Gudfred's gift of silence causes dysfunctional young couple Jimmy Johns and Trish Heaps to inexplicably visit each other's difficult pasts, which include abuse and the loss of a parent in the f... (more)

The day-to-day lives of people in Nestor Gudfred's town are revealed as they make their way to the local parade, including characters such as Sarah Belcher, an elderly woman who humorously confuses he... (more)

In The Boy Who Made Silence, deaf child Nestor Gudfred inexplicably creates utter silence around him, which compels the people near him into each other's pasts and memories. As his religious rural com... (more)