Not sure why this book is called "The Silence of Midnight" - I don't remember any scenes that took place at midnight, or that were particularly silent - but it sounds good.
The Silence Of Midnight by Karen Young
(1992, Contemporary Series) 3/2/08
Grade: 3.5
Three months after the disappearance of their four year old son, Jake and Rachel are struggling to get by. But when Michael appears on their doorstep, the result of an affair Jake had 15 years ago, it nearly tears their marriage apart. Rachel wants to treat Michael fairly, but it’s hard to see Jake enjoying his new son, when her beloved child is gone.
This book was full of wonderful, emotional scenes and well drawn characters. Rachel’s struggle to accept Michael, her grief over the loss of their son, Jake’s frustration with his deteriorating marriage and his love for his newly discovered child, Michael’s quiet joy at finding a home - all of those things are done so well. Unfortunately, there are a lot of plot points thrown in that detract from these good points - a suspense plotline involving “those evil drugs”, a tendency to blame Rachel for being angry and hurt, and most especially, the resolution of Scotty’s fate. It’s not that I wanted Scotty to be dead, but he’s discovered and rescued in such a contrived way, it just felt false. It’s hard to know how to rate this book - I really loved a lot of it, but it ended on a note that left me feeling disappointed.
Having Scotty magically rescued at the end - and he's not even scratched! - took a lot of the specialness out of this book for me. But I know a romance novel could never kill off a child - even though Karen Keast did it years ago.
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