Midnight's Smiling, A Novel, By Alexandra Connor
Midnight's
Smiling, A Romantic Novel, By Alexandra
Connor
This is a Romantic Fiction book, with a wealth of social issues bubbling under the surface, that kept me wanting to read on to the end as quickly as possible. Michael,the boy from the top of the hill, who wants to carry on his father's GP practice in the slums of Salford, between wars and after the Second World War. Quiet, taciturn and unassuming, he takes an Anglo-Indian wife who craves respectability and acceptance. Harry,the boy from the slums determined to better himself, trains to be a doctor, but has no desire to help his own people, striving to be the best plastic surgeon and earn his place at the top of the hill. Against the odds, the two become friends and Harry soon outshines Michael, using him and his family mercilessly to further his own ends, although he sees nothing wrong in his actions. He determines never to marry and have a family, whilst Michael has two daughters, one who is content to continue in the role as lady of the house, the other who is determined to follow her Father into the medical profession, still a predominently male profession, but as a Pathologist. Mel fights her male peers and rises to the top in Pathology, but by now has begun an illicit affair with Harry, which results in an unwanted pregnancy, which Harry refuses to acknowledge. Mel and her child are estranged from the family when she refuses to tell them the identity of the Father. The truth does however surface in a truly dramatic fashion, with devastating consequences. Harry is forced to review his life and the means by which he has attained his current status, therefore recognising how badly he has treated and used people, in his bid to escape from his roots. A line from the book has Mel talking to Harry, saying "You can't bear the idea of losing anything. You want, you want, you want. You want what is yours, not what you've earned". Overall a powerful saga of passion, ambition and triumph.
This is a Romantic Fiction book, with a wealth of social issues bubbling under the surface, that kept me wanting to read on to the end as quickly as possible. Michael,the boy from the top of the hill, who wants to carry on his father's GP practice in the slums of Salford, between wars and after the Second World War. Quiet, taciturn and unassuming, he takes an Anglo-Indian wife who craves respectability and acceptance. Harry,the boy from the slums determined to better himself, trains to be a doctor, but has no desire to help his own people, striving to be the best plastic surgeon and earn his place at the top of the hill. Against the odds, the two become friends and Harry soon outshines Michael, using him and his family mercilessly to further his own ends, although he sees nothing wrong in his actions. He determines never to marry and have a family, whilst Michael has two daughters, one who is content to continue in the role as lady of the house, the other who is determined to follow her Father into the medical profession, still a predominently male profession, but as a Pathologist. Mel fights her male peers and rises to the top in Pathology, but by now has begun an illicit affair with Harry, which results in an unwanted pregnancy, which Harry refuses to acknowledge. Mel and her child are estranged from the family when she refuses to tell them the identity of the Father. The truth does however surface in a truly dramatic fashion, with devastating consequences. Harry is forced to review his life and the means by which he has attained his current status, therefore recognising how badly he has treated and used people, in his bid to escape from his roots. A line from the book has Mel talking to Harry, saying "You can't bear the idea of losing anything. You want, you want, you want. You want what is yours, not what you've earned". Overall a powerful saga of passion, ambition and triumph.
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