{"product_id":"9781398500235-dark-tides","title":"Dark Tides","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe compelling new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Tidelands\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber One bestselling author Philippa Gregory's new historical novel tracks the rise of the \u003ci\u003eTidelands \u003c\/i\u003efamily in London, Venice and New England. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SECOND NOVEL IN THE CAPTIVATING FAIRMILE SERIES FROM NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PHILIPPA GREGORY, TRACKING THE RISE OF THE \u003ci\u003eTIDELANDS\u003c\/i\u003e FAMILY IN LONDON, VENICE AND NEW ENGLAND.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMidsummer Eve, 1670. A turbulent time to seek the truth .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  A wealthy man waits outside a poor London warehouse to meet with Alinor, the woman he failed twenty-one years before. He has everything to offer: money, land, status. He believes she has the only thing he cannot buy: his son and heir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile in New England, Alinor’s brother Ned cannot find justice in the New World, as the King’s revenge stretches across the Atlantic and turns the pioneers against each other and against the American Indians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Then, a beautiful widow, Livia, arrives from Venice. She claims Alinor as her mother-in-law and has come with the news that Alinor’s son Rob has drowned in the dark tides of the lagoon. But is this true or could this woman be an imposter . ?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom London to New England and Venice, the dark tides always rise, and with them come secrets and enemies .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A gripping read spanning London, Venice and New England, all beautifully observed by Gregory’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTidelands, \u003c\/i\u003ethe first in the Fairmile series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A gripping and intelligent portrait of a woman fighting to survive in a hostile world’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘The first in a planned series . The author crafts her material with effortless ease. Her grasp of social mores is brilliant, the love story rings true and the research is, as ever, of the highest calibre’ \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Buchan,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Daily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Vivid and beguiling – Philippa Gregory at her best’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘A\u003c\/i\u003e compelling novel that shines a light on the struggles of 17th century women’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘\u003c\/i\u003eThe novel's power lies in Gregory's evocative portrayal of the tidelands and the everyday lives of those who are bound to them’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘If this novel is the first sign of what's to come then readers are in for a treat’ \u003cb\u003eEmma Lee-Potter, \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563234214262,"sku":"9781398500235","price":7.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34003058.jpg?v=1753427197","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398500235-dark-tides","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}