Tides

Tides is a powerful novel about a woman who flees her life and washes up in an out-of-season seaside town. Mired in grief, Mara finds a job in a wine store and meets its owner, Simon, a man whose loneliness she recognizes as a mirror to her own. The novel is a spare, visceral portrait of a woman nearly pulled under by loss and desire.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 05 January 2023
Publisher: Granta Books

After a sudden and devastating loss, Mara flees her family and finds herself adrift in a wealthy coastal town. Mired in her grief, Mara spends her first few days alone, surviving on whatever scraps of food she can find and swimming in the ocean at night. As her money runs out and the tourist season comes to a close, Mara finds a job in a local wine store and meets its owner, Simon. A man whose loneliness she immediately recognizes as a mirror to her own, Mara finds herself drawn to Simon as they spend more time together. As Mara dances around her growing attraction to Simon, she is forced to reckon with both her present desires and her past errors. She must also confront the compulsion she feels to both make and unmake herself.

Tides is a spare, visceral portrait of a woman nearly pulled under by loss and desire. It is an unforgettable introduction to a debut writer of uncommon literary power.

Weight: 186g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781783787593