THE SILVER KISS

by Annette Curtis Klause ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 1, 1990

A mesmerizing first novel that depicts the romantic but perilous love between a lonely girl grieving for her dying mother and a reluctantly immortal vampire who has spent centuries trying to avenge his mother's gruesome death. While Dad spends all his time in the hospital with Mom, now a pallid shadow of the vibrant woman whose paintings were ""charged with bold emotion,"" Zoe--always a contrast to her mother, ""a dark one. . .a mystery"" who ""wrote quiet poetry suffused with twilight and questions""--broods at home and goes for night walks. She first meets Simon, who ""looked like an angel in a Renaissance painting,"" in a deserted park by moonlight; in chapters that alternate between her point of view and his (letting the reader in on his grisly hidden life and eventually his past), the two establish a delicate, frightening relationship that builds to startling concluding events. Klause's sensitively drawn characters fit precisely in their exquisitely balanced roles; with lyrical writing and a rich sensibility, she makes Simon not only horrifying but profoundly sympathetic. A fascinating story.

Pub Date: Oct. 1, 1990

ISBN: 0385734220

Page Count: 198

Publisher: Delacorte

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 15, 1990

Categories: CHILDREN'S