Relationships
appear to be a core factor in Silent Voices. Professor Charles
Meredith is not too sure that he wants to have children. He sees it
as being too much of a commitment. . Meredith would rather be
researching his book about a Victorian crime of passion. Mia his
partner on the other hand is desperate for children. There is also
Lotte Graham who has only stayed married to her husband because of
the children. But due to an accident with one of them, everything in
her life changes especially when she finds out about his deceit.
Finally, we have the loner, Claire Thompson who has a crush on
Professor Meredith. She disappears the same night she brags about
being taken to dinner by the Professor. Soon Charles is in a
desperate search for the one person who can attest to the fact that
he had nothing to do with Claire's disappearance. The police are
also escalating their hunt for Claire before she becomes another
statistic.
Silent Voices is a well-written
psychological novel covering a number of issues in a well-drawn out
manner. The intricacies between all the different relationships are
well thought out and the storyline runs along fairly smoothly. There
is not really much one can say about this novel without sounding
trite and the resolution at the end did not come as much of a
surprise. While it was not completely my cup of tea, the book is not
outstanding but it has some good points and certainly worth
reading. |
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