Song of Silence

In Song of Silence, music taught Lucy love and beauty. Could silence teach her hope?

About Song of Silence

Lucy and Charlie Tuttle agree on one thing: they’re committed to each other for life. Trouble is, neither of them expected life to look like this. Charlie retired early, but Lucy is devoted to a long-term career until the day she has no choice.

Forced to retire from her position as music educator in a small Midwestern K-8 school, Lucy can only watch helplessly as the program her father started years ago disintegrates before her eyes. As the music fades and a chasm separates her from the passion of her heart, Lucy wonders if her faith’s song has gone silent, too. The musical score of her life seems to be missing all the notes.

When a simple misstep threatens to silence Lucy forever, a young boy and his soundless mother change the way she sees and hears everything.

My Thoughts

A beautiful story of hope, understanding, forgiveness and possibility. My heart broke, I laughed and more importantly I felt very connected Lucy and her family.

When Lucy is forced to leave her position as a Music Educator, she is lost. She no longer has the one thing in her life that gives her purpose and meaning. Helping children was her lifelong goal. I can completely relate to those feelings. I don’t think it would be easy to give up on something you love and definitely not by choice, and thrown into early retirement. This is not the life she envisioned for herself nor the one that will make her happy. She puts a lot of her blame at the feet of one woman in particular (which ends up having a very unique twist about halfway through the novel!). She is lost, angry but worse she keeps it inside. When what appears to be a minor accident at first, changes her whole life once again, Lucy must learn to accept her trials, forgive and to see the world in a whole new way.

I loved every turn of the page of this novel. There are so many life lessons in it that we can adapt to our own lives. Not every disaster in our life is the end, even if at the time it definitely feels like that! There can always be something more awful that could have happened. It teaches us to trust in our family, to love but to also not be afraid to speak your own needs. The ending was so full of hope and I would love to see the next steps in this beautiful family’s life.

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Rating: 5/5

About the Author

Cynthia Ruchti tells stories hemmed in hope. She’s the award-winning author of 17 books and a frequent speaker for women’s ministry events. She serves as the Professional Relations Liaison for American Christian Fiction Writers, where she helps retailers, libraries, and book clubs connect with the authors and books they love. She lives with her husband in Central Wisconsin.

Disclosure: I received a digital copy of this book in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.