- Library Binding: 330 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (Feb 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060818565
- ISBN-13: 978-0060818562
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,536,259 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
Praise for The Tide Knot:
"Intensely compelling… gorgeous." Amanda Craig, The Times
“Dunmore's graceful style is what makes the unbelievable believable…” The Independent on Sunday
“Like the ocean itself, this book is deep and strange and marvellous.” Nial MacMonagle, The Irish Times
“This is a wonderful fantasy story…” Jan Winter, Inis
Praise for Ingo:
"Ingo has a haunting, dangerous beauty all of its own." Philip Ardagh, Guardian
"The electric thrill of swimming with dolphins, of racing along currents, and of leaving the world of reason and caution behind are described with glorious intensity." Amanda Craig, The Times
"Compellingly lyrical." Independent
"Helen Dunmore may have a few drowned readers on her conscience, so enticing and believable is the underwater world she creates in Ingo." Telegraph
"Helen Dunmore is an exceptional and versatile writer and she writes with a restrained, sensual grace." Observer
"A remarkable fantasy… It's a haunting, beautifully written book which creates a totally believable parallel world." Northern Echo
"Ingo is an intoxicating adventure… Wonderful, evocative storytelling." Publishing News
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.Product Description
The dramatic and spellbinding sequel to Helen Dunmore's critically acclaimed ‘Ingo’.
“I can’t go back in the house. I’m restless, prickling all over. The wind hits me like slaps from huge invisible hands. But it’s not the wind that worries me. It’s something else, beyond the storm…”
Sapphire and Conor can’t forget their adventures in Ingo, the mysterious world beneath the sea. They long to see their Mer friends Faro and Elvira, and swim with the dolphins once more.
But a crisis is brewing far below the ocean’s surface, where the wisest of the Mer guards the Tide Knot. And soon both Sapphire and Conor will be drawn into Ingo’s troubled waters…
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a brilliant sequel to 'Ingo'. Again there is the amazing mixture of fantasy with a real-life modern story. It can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. The descriptions of the flood and the gradual unfolding of the fate of the children's father is fascinating and the book is a real page-turner.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was a bit annoyed at Ingo for ending so abruptly with a teaser that pretty much said 'find out what happens in the sequel next year'. I mean I felt like complaining to some authority about it. The Tide Knot makes up for it by being even better than Ingo.
The story picks up in a cold and bleak November where Saphire and Conor have moved to the town next to Senara and left their cottage to renters. Conor is more interested in surfing but Saphire cannot let go of the pull of Ingo. Her mother still has no clue but potential stepdad Roger is becoming more and more suspicious. Saphire still believes her dad didn't really drown and is still looking for answers. Again she involves herself in the affairs of the Mer to solve the mystery.
As before, The Tide Knot is written in that same dreamy, euphoric style that makes every trip into the ocean seem like and enigmatic heroin rush. Whenever Saphire is not in Ingo we cannot wait until she just dashes for the shore and whenever she is far out in some current we don't want her to head back to land. It's weird and yet pleasing how she exists in two different worlds and is somehow wise beyond her years (I like children's books that don't insult their intelligence) without seeming cocky.
With the third novel in the series (The Deep) already out, this is looking like a series I am seriously enjoying that sort of popped out of nowhere. I recommend any teenager (or adult, such as myself) to pick up these books.
The story picks up in a cold and bleak November where Saphire and Conor have moved to the town next to Senara and left their cottage to renters. Conor is more interested in surfing but Saphire cannot let go of the pull of Ingo. Her mother still has no clue but potential stepdad Roger is becoming more and more suspicious. Saphire still believes her dad didn't really drown and is still looking for answers. Again she involves herself in the affairs of the Mer to solve the mystery.
As before, The Tide Knot is written in that same dreamy, euphoric style that makes every trip into the ocean seem like and enigmatic heroin rush. Whenever Saphire is not in Ingo we cannot wait until she just dashes for the shore and whenever she is far out in some current we don't want her to head back to land. It's weird and yet pleasing how she exists in two different worlds and is somehow wise beyond her years (I like children's books that don't insult their intelligence) without seeming cocky.
With the third novel in the series (The Deep) already out, this is looking like a series I am seriously enjoying that sort of popped out of nowhere. I recommend any teenager (or adult, such as myself) to pick up these books.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Helen Dunmore has crafted a beautiful world in which the more familiar world of the land people and the unknown and dangerous realm of the sea live side by side in uneasy balance. The magic is thrilling, the tension is vivid and the main character's struggle with her temptation by the seductive underwater world is all too believable.
I loved this title and it's predecessor Ingo. Suitable for children AND adults who love a good read!
I loved this title and it's predecessor Ingo. Suitable for children AND adults who love a good read!
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A really good read
I ordered this book as my daughter had just finished the previous in the series and was eager to read more. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Maz
i am so pleased :)
i am very please with the quick postage, the book was in ok condition it had a few bent pages but probably only a one off thing. Read more
Published 7 months ago by HappyDays
the tide knot:helen dunmore
i thought the book was very different i have read the first three sofar and am looking forward to the forth one.I love the idea of being under the sea. Read more
Published 15 months ago
The Tide Knot Book
This story is even better than Ingo the first book. More action, adventure, danger and mystery than before. I think the characters in the book are very good. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr A P HILL
My first review
The tide knot is such an amazing book!!
I am only 8 but I enjoyed it so much that I finished it in only 4 days and every morning my mother would come to say good morning and... Read more
I am only 8 but I enjoyed it so much that I finished it in only 4 days and every morning my mother would come to say good morning and... Read more
Published 17 months ago
the tide knot is a must read!!
I am a 14 year old girl (writting from my dad's account ) who first began by reading the first novel INGO, also read my INGO review ... Read more
Published 21 months ago by L.Earith
tide knot better than ingo?
i am 10 and a freind lended me ingo and once i had finished it i beegged for the next book tide knot. Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2010
The quadrology picks up pace
Sapphire and Conor have moved from their home, a tiny cottage by the sea to the little town of St Pirans to move in with their mother's boyfriend, diver Simon. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by Jo Bennie
Wonderful book.
This book was a great read and I'd recommend the Ingo series to anyone. It came quickly and in great condition as did 'The Crosssing of Ingo,' which I also purchased. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2009 by M. R. Gribbon
Great mixture of fantasy and real life
Dunmore has created a wonderful world in the Ingo series. On my last visit to the coast I could almost believe Ingo was actually there. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2009 by Julie Fisher
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
