Secrets of the Tides

Paperback Published on: 30/08/2012
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Bookseller Reviews

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Secrets of the Tides
I Loved This Book!
Tragic family secrets laid bare. Being a parent myself I felt every word. Brilliant debut, page turning.
Elaine Waterstones Trowbridge
Secrets of the Tides
I was Proved Right
Secrets of the Tides by Hannah Richell is the debut novel of an English author now living in Australia. The book title is a play on words as it deals with ... READ MORE
Lisa Doyle Redmond at Drogheda

Synopsis

Every family has a secret: a dramatic family saga with a dark thread of suspense lurking at its heart.

The Tides are a family with dark secrets. Haunted by the events of one tragic day ten years ago, they are each, in their own way, struggling to move forwards with their lives.

Dora, the youngest daughter, lives in a ramshackle East End warehouse with her artist boyfriend Dan. Dora is doing a good job of skating across the surface of her life - but when she discovers she is pregnant the news leaves her shaken and staring back at the darkness of a long-held guilt.

Returning to Clifftops, the rambling family house perched high on the Dorset coastline, Dora must confront her past. Clifftops hasn't changed in years and moving through its rooms and gardens, Dora can still feel the echo of that terrible summer's day when life changed forever for the Tides.

As Dora begins her search for clues surrounding the events of that fateful day, she comes to realise that the path to redemption may rest with her troubled sister, Cassie. If Dora can unlock the secrets Cassie swore she would take to her grave, just maybe she will have a shot at salvation.

But can long-held secrets ever really be forgiven? And even if you do manage to forgive and forget, how do you ever allow yourself to truly love again?

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • ISBN: 9781409138037
  • Number of pages: 416
  • Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 28 mm
  • Weight: 331g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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Secrets of the Tides
This book grabbed me and pulled me in!
The Tides are a family with secrets, hidden from each other for years. Set mainly in present day Dorset, the story recounts the lives of each character ove... READ MORE
Lucy Jones
Secrets of the Tides
A Story of Family Guilt
A story of a family whose lives are torn apart by one tragic event and the guilt that follows. Was there anything that could have been done differently, an... READ MORE
Mark Armstrong
Secrets of the Tides
Ticked all the right boxes ....,
I loved this book. If you want a read which keeps you turning the pages this is it, especially if you enjoy gripping family sagas with an added touch of dr... READ MORE
Dawn Gibson
Secrets of the Tides
A great debut
Hannah Richell should be proud of her first published novel. Secrets of The Tides is a well written, intriguing story. The tale is told from various viewp... READ MORE
StokieBecks
Secrets of the Tides
Not what I was expecting...
This sounded like just the kind of book I love to read - a family house full of dark secrets with the synopsis not giving too much away. It actually turned... READ MORE
Hollie16
Secrets of the Tides
A thoroughly good read....
This is a beautifully written book which focuses on one family and tells their story from each member's viewpoint, moving between past and present. It is e... READ MORE
janeh
Secrets of the Tides
Good book you wont want to put it down!
This book is about the insecurities of a family, secrets and lies, guilt and pain. Some members of the family make decisions at a vital time which turns in... READ MORE
atina
Secrets of the Tides
Fabulous and modern family tale
This book is very well written, with a good narrative structure and style. I found it very easy to relate to the characters and their tale, and I found it ... READ MORE
unquietmind
Secrets of the Tides
Great story, disappointing ending
I had been putting off reading this debut from Hannah Richell as I thought it was going to be a typical chick-lit nonsense but 'Secrets of the Tides' goes ... READ MORE
vpeanuts
Secrets of the Tides
Excellent first novel!
Not my usual genre but the blurb caught my attention. Not knowing what to expect I started to read and was instantly hooked. The novel tells the story of ... READ MORE
Alice H
Secrets of the Tides
Good book
I found this book OK. I thought that it was quite stereotypical and cliche in the depiction of the characters too often. It was an easy read and more posit... READ MORE
Mary Grey
Secrets of the Tides
Did like it, but..
I really did like the book, the development of the characters and the storyline as a whole. It's an interesting idea and some outcomes took me by surprise,... READ MORE
MartynaR
Secrets of the Tides
A gripping read!
I soon found I could not put this book down, and it would play on my mind during the day, wondering where the story was leading next. It is well written wi... READ MORE
KTP
Secrets of the Tides
Good Women's Fiction
This is a cleverly constructed book, jumping between the past and the present, as well as using the viewpoint of several different characters - and this is... READ MORE
SallyJenkins
Secrets of the Tides
I love it
The prologue made the book sound very interesting. But then chapter one I was starting to regret reading this book because I hate romances. But persevered ... READ MORE
Jeanette Taylor
Secrets of the Tides
secrets of the tides
I found this book hard to get into at first but once I got past the first few chapters and got to know the main characters I enjoyed it. I like books were ... READ MORE
nene
Secrets of the Tides
An engrossing family saga... Brilliant!!
This book has to be described as one of those 'that you cannot put down.' Telling the story of three women - mother and that of her two daughters, and all ... READ MORE
rhiann louise
Secrets of the Tides
Thoughtful Read
Moving between the past and the present, it's a gripping story of troubled young women.Well worth a read.
Pauline Taylor
Secrets of the Tides
Secrets of the Tides
The secret of the Tides is a story of secrets slowly and painfully revealed. The moral that unfaithfulness will be punished and children will suffer does n... READ MORE
Roeroe
Secrets of the Tides
Disappointed!
This was an interesting story that kept you turning the pages however it ran out of steam. The ending seemed to arrive before the end of the book - I thoug... READ MORE
ducklings
Secrets of the Tides
Couldn't put it down!!
This book had me hooked from the first page.! A well paced story of three generations of women which drew me in and took me through a wide range of emotion... READ MORE
Gillyjane
Secrets of the Tides
Couldn't put it down
This book had me hooked from the first page.! A well paced story of three generations of women which drew me in and took me through a wide range of emotion... READ MORE
Gillyjane
Secrets of the Tides
Page-turning read
Dora is troubled, not sure about how she feels about the fact she is pregnant and bringing a new life into the world. She feels she doesn't deserve a famil... READ MORE
Lyndo
Secrets of the Tides
Disappointing
Sorry, I have to disagree with the other reviews. I was looking forward to reading this book and although I found it easy to read - I finished it in a coup... READ MORE
MissSJ
Secrets of the Tides
didnt like it
I did not like this book i found the plot boring and the characters boring. I gave up reading this book.
Bookread2day
Secrets of the Tides
ok
I found the fact that it jumped back and forward in time quite off putting and I actually found reading the book a bit of a chore. It wasn't a book that I ... READ MORE
Shirley Taylor McGovern
Secrets of the Tides
A good read
Guilt, regret - a powerful story of a family's disintegration. Stemming from Helen, the mother's, feelings of frustration, unmet needs and isolation within... READ MORE
allyjo7
Secrets of the Tides
Wow, what a debut!
Wow, I feel like I've been on an emotional roller coaster this past week reading this book. As soon as I read the back page of this debut novel, I was intr... READ MORE
Claire Bailey
Secrets of the Tides
An engrossing read
Going backwards and forwards in time time over a 16 year period the story of the Tide family unfolds. The ups and downs as they move from London to the Dor... READ MORE
jec11
Secrets of the Tides
Enthralling
I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this novel but it looked like a suitable read for me to take away on holiday. I was not disappointed. The story gradually un... READ MORE
bookbabe
Secrets of the Tides
Impossible to put down
Although this is a fairly long book, it only took me just over a week to read it. Every time I walked past it, I had to pick it up to read another chapter ... READ MORE
sbayley
Secrets of the Tides
Brilliant!!!
This honestly is one of the best books I have ever read! I could not put it down!! It is the story about a family and the secrets within that family. The s... READ MORE
Arjanne
Secrets of the Tides
Ticked all the right boxes .....
I loved this book. If you want a read which keeps you turning the pages this is it, especially if you enjoy gripping family sagas with an added touch of dr... READ MORE
Dawn Gibson
Secrets of the Tides
Gripping read
The very brief synopsis on the book cover makes you think that this may be a Maeve Binchy type of book. Think again. This is a tale of a family, a home th... READ MORE
sharon237
Secrets of the Tides
Great book - easy read for holidays
This is a cleverly constructed book, jumping between the past and the present, covering all the families' view points without causing confusion for the rea... READ MORE
Steph Armstrong
Secrets of the Tides
Pleasantly suprised!
Having read the blurb of 'The Secrets of the Tides', I didn't think it would be quite up my street... However, when I sat down to read it I was so absorbed... READ MORE
rosemarylion