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The Quality of Silence
by Rosamund Lupton
I received an ARC of this book via Net Galley
Alaska, fracking, social media and the way loss affects individuals are all featured here. A family of three are drawn to the northern reaches of Alaska. Matt is there by choice, documenting wildlife and learning about the way of life of the Inupia. His wife and daughter,(Yasmin and Ruby, respectively) have arrived for a visit from their native England. They are greeted at the airport with the news he is among the dead in the remote village where he was staying, as are all the other inhabitants. Yasmin is convinced he isn’t dead and along with her deaf daughter, begins a frantic journey on a treacherous highway to find him.
There are many facets of this novel that stretch credibility – would the average person be able to drive an 18-wheeler with a heavy load, much less across an icy narrow highway? Smart as Yasmin seems, this is a bit of a stretch. However, the story of the journey, details of the conflict the parents have over Ruby’s schooling ring true. Ruby’s point of view is also central to this story as is her relationship to her father and these parts of the book are the strongest.
In Ms. Lupton’s previous novels we had families in peril and the same is true in her latest. We as readers are the richer for these journeys.
Alaska, fracking, social media and the way loss affects individuals are all featured here. A family of three are drawn to the northern reaches of Alaska. Matt is there by choice, documenting wildlife and learning about the way of life of the Inupia. His wife and daughter,(Yasmin and Ruby, respectively) have arrived for a visit from their native England. They are greeted at the airport with the news he is among the dead in the remote village where he was staying, as are all the other inhabitants. Yasmin is convinced he isn’t dead and along with her deaf daughter, begins a frantic journey on a treacherous highway to find him.
There are many facets of this novel that stretch credibility – would the average person be able to drive an 18-wheeler with a heavy load, much less across an icy narrow highway? Smart as Yasmin seems, this is a bit of a stretch. However, the story of the journey, details of the conflict the parents have over Ruby’s schooling ring true. Ruby’s point of view is also central to this story as is her relationship to her father and these parts of the book are the strongest.
In Ms. Lupton’s previous novels we had families in peril and the same is true in her latest. We as readers are the richer for these journeys.