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Ben, a marine biologist, has always felt more at home among sea creatures than among people. But now one of the most important people in his life - his 16-year-old daughter Caddie - is coming to spend the summer. She's all grown up, and she resents everything about him. Hudson is an ambitious graduate student with a project that he thinks Ben can help him with - but it becomes clear to him that Ben needs some help too, with Caddie and with his life. Ben and Hudson move from a friendship to a surprising - and revelatory - relationship.
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Format:Paperback
This is far superior to Ford's What We Remember which I have also reviewed on here. Ben, a marine biologiat living in Monterey Bay, has Caddie his 16 year old daughter to stay for the summer holidays. Their relationship is estranged largely due to Ben's indifference and Caddie's hostility at being taken away from her friends and lifestyle in Los Angeles. A second narrative runs parallel to this about Hudson Jones, a post graduate, investigating the possibilty thet a lost manuscript was written by John Steinbeck called Changing Tides and which may have been based on John Steinbeck's relationship with his lifelong friend, Ed Ricketts. Ford in the introduction does state that this is a work of fiction and not based on fact. The book has three main settings: marine biology/scuba diving, Monterey Bay and Steinbeck, not topics I am familiar with. The interesting theme is Caddie's growing maturity and development from a very self-centred girl to a much more caring and likeable person. Whilst the portraits are often air brushed and the relationships seen through rose tinted glasses there are far worse holiday reads with a gay interest than this book.
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Ben is dreading the summer with his 16-year-old daughter, Carry, whom he has little seen for the last nine years. Hudson finds himself in Monterray on a voyage attempting to delve into the influences on Steinbeck - in particular the personal relationship with his close friend Ed.
A summer that begins in defensiveness and acting out, becomes a voyage of discovery and growth. Each of the three main characters come to some deep realisations and a preparedness to take enlivening risks, leading to the beginnings of fulfilment for each of them.
A summer that begins in defensiveness and acting out, becomes a voyage of discovery and growth. Each of the three main characters come to some deep realisations and a preparedness to take enlivening risks, leading to the beginnings of fulfilment for each of them.
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Having grown up in many of the areas Michael Ford writes about, it is easy to see the landscapes / cityscapes and 'scenes'. They are all too familiar. His books are fast moving but sometimes offer not enough character development to deliver a great punch. His best collection of short stories, 'Tangled Sheets', is a must for any beach blanket in summer.
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