Zoe Sutcliff, from The Silver Kiss, is 16 living in Oakwood in the US. The reader quickly finds out that Zoe's mother is in a hospital with cancer. This story chronicles Zoe's decline into isolation as she loses those she cares the most about from her life. Her coming of age is marked with tragedy, loss, and in the end, love. Her ability to find beauty in the heart of such loss examples the theme of hope.
