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Journalist Robyn, blissfully pregnant, and her vet husband Zach live a quiet life on the shores of Felton Bay, disturbed only by Zach's unease about Robyn's previous affair with Kevin Phillips, her boss on the Daily News. When an outbreak of Bluetongue Virus, the first in Ireland, occurs in a local sheep herd, the media, including Kevin, descend on the village. Robyn is confused to find she is still attracted to her ex-lover and jealous of his interest in her lively friend Tansy. Then the Met Office issues a weather alert: all coastal areas in Ireland are in danger of severe flooding. As the threatened Atlantic storm develops into a hurricane, the people of Felton have to unite to survive. Sheltering in the fragile safety of their Community Hall, together they face the might of Hurricane Kimi. It is a night of fear, violence, heartache, bravery, good and evil. A night when all pretence is gone and only the truth survives.
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Time and Tide
I loved Time and Tide and it is by far Mary O'Sullivan's best! The tenseness of the storm gathering to hurricane proportions looming off the coast where the little village of Felton nestles peacefully, and the terror felt for the duration was so well described. With the extra fear brought into the story by the child smuggler/dealer Horst Meuller which added suspense and dread for the reader and kept me, at least, on the edge of my seat.
The main characters, Robyn, a journalist married and very pregnant to the village vet, Zach; Tansy the adorable scatty cat loving girl who believes the Maya people's prediction of a change of our world as we know it in 2012; Kevin Phillips the owner of the newspaper Robyn has worked for over many years including the 10year affair she and Kevin had before her marriage to Zach; Horst Meuller the strange and dangerous neighbour who seemed to be keeping his meek and mild wife a prisoner in the dark and spooky house next door to Robyn; June who loses her 14yr old son to the sea but eventually finds a kind of peace after the storm; Billy Moynihan the Mayor, a gentle giant who leads them all in the setting up of the Community Hall as the evacuation and safe house; are all very credible.
Their world is turned upside down when a deadly virus infects one of the local farmer's herd of sheep and Zach is called away and ultimately quarantined on the farm for days on end. The farmer's wife falls ill and dies which adds to Zach's dilemma of having to stay at the farm until tests prove if the deadly virus was the cause of her death or not. He wants to be by his wife's side more than ever, as she is due to give birth in a few weeks' time. Besides that, he is aware of the history between his wife and Phillips and is not happy about Phillips' sudden appearance in the village to get the big story.
The hurricane moves in to the coast, stirring the ocean to boiling point ready to overflow and drown the village and everyone in its path, including the cottages where Robyn, Tansy and the Meullers live.
Mary's descriptions of the terror of the storm, the raging torrents of water flooding the village, and the mud slides closing in from behind are spell binding. The mother's grief at losing her only son to the sea while trying to snatch a few secret hours with the girl from next door who he imagines he is in love with. Add to it the drama of a mean and dangerous child smuggler/dealer and his runaway 'wife', the Meullers, and you have a compelling story indeed.
As I read this story, I rode every minute of this storm out with those holed up in the Community Hall and prayed fervently that they would all survive, the roof would hold out and those missing and lost would be found safe and sound.
A thought provoking story of our current global warming concerns, and the prediction of the end of the world in 2012.
This is a book to get your teeth into and chew till your jaws ache!! Loved it!!
I loved Time and Tide and it is by far Mary O'Sullivan's best! The tenseness of the storm gathering to hurricane proportions looming off the coast where the little village of Felton nestles peacefully, and the terror felt for the duration was so well described. With the extra fear brought into the story by the child smuggler/dealer Horst Meuller which added suspense and dread for the reader and kept me, at least, on the edge of my seat.
The main characters, Robyn, a journalist married and very pregnant to the village vet, Zach; Tansy the adorable scatty cat loving girl who believes the Maya people's prediction of a change of our world as we know it in 2012; Kevin Phillips the owner of the newspaper Robyn has worked for over many years including the 10year affair she and Kevin had before her marriage to Zach; Horst Meuller the strange and dangerous neighbour who seemed to be keeping his meek and mild wife a prisoner in the dark and spooky house next door to Robyn; June who loses her 14yr old son to the sea but eventually finds a kind of peace after the storm; Billy Moynihan the Mayor, a gentle giant who leads them all in the setting up of the Community Hall as the evacuation and safe house; are all very credible.
Their world is turned upside down when a deadly virus infects one of the local farmer's herd of sheep and Zach is called away and ultimately quarantined on the farm for days on end. The farmer's wife falls ill and dies which adds to Zach's dilemma of having to stay at the farm until tests prove if the deadly virus was the cause of her death or not. He wants to be by his wife's side more than ever, as she is due to give birth in a few weeks' time. Besides that, he is aware of the history between his wife and Phillips and is not happy about Phillips' sudden appearance in the village to get the big story.
The hurricane moves in to the coast, stirring the ocean to boiling point ready to overflow and drown the village and everyone in its path, including the cottages where Robyn, Tansy and the Meullers live.
Mary's descriptions of the terror of the storm, the raging torrents of water flooding the village, and the mud slides closing in from behind are spell binding. The mother's grief at losing her only son to the sea while trying to snatch a few secret hours with the girl from next door who he imagines he is in love with. Add to it the drama of a mean and dangerous child smuggler/dealer and his runaway 'wife', the Meullers, and you have a compelling story indeed.
As I read this story, I rode every minute of this storm out with those holed up in the Community Hall and prayed fervently that they would all survive, the roof would hold out and those missing and lost would be found safe and sound.
A thought provoking story of our current global warming concerns, and the prediction of the end of the world in 2012.
This is a book to get your teeth into and chew till your jaws ache!! Loved it!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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What would you do if everything you loved was about to disappear forever?
This is what a community of people in a coastal bay called Felton face when an outbreak of Bluetongue virus occurs in a local sheep herd. Then the met office issues a weather alert. All coastal areas in Ireland are in danger of severe flooding. The threatened storm develops into a hurricane. The people of Felton have to unite to survive, sheltering in the fragile community hall. Together they face the might of hurricane Kimi.
It is a night of fear, violence, heartache, bravery, good and evil. A night when all pretence is gone and only the truth survives.
Time and Tide is a touching tale of how a community pulls together in time of crisis. The story focus on Robyn a journalist who is pregnant and her vet husband Zach who have been living a quiet life on the shores of Felton bay disturb only by Zach's unease about Robyn's previous affair with Kevin Phillips her boss of the Daily news. With the outbreak of the Bluetongue virus and the extreme weather report the media including Kevin descend on the village.
Does Robyn still have feelings for Kevin? How will she react when he shows an interest in her lively friend Tansy and will the village survive?
The book is full of drama. You really do care about what happens to the characters and feel for their plight as they go through the dangers of what the elements may bring as they are drawn closer together and learn more about one another the good and the bad.
This is a must read, it is a really good read.
This is what a community of people in a coastal bay called Felton face when an outbreak of Bluetongue virus occurs in a local sheep herd. Then the met office issues a weather alert. All coastal areas in Ireland are in danger of severe flooding. The threatened storm develops into a hurricane. The people of Felton have to unite to survive, sheltering in the fragile community hall. Together they face the might of hurricane Kimi.
It is a night of fear, violence, heartache, bravery, good and evil. A night when all pretence is gone and only the truth survives.
Time and Tide is a touching tale of how a community pulls together in time of crisis. The story focus on Robyn a journalist who is pregnant and her vet husband Zach who have been living a quiet life on the shores of Felton bay disturb only by Zach's unease about Robyn's previous affair with Kevin Phillips her boss of the Daily news. With the outbreak of the Bluetongue virus and the extreme weather report the media including Kevin descend on the village.
Does Robyn still have feelings for Kevin? How will she react when he shows an interest in her lively friend Tansy and will the village survive?
The book is full of drama. You really do care about what happens to the characters and feel for their plight as they go through the dangers of what the elements may bring as they are drawn closer together and learn more about one another the good and the bad.
This is a must read, it is a really good read.
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Mary has outdone herself here, with a fantastically colourful story of expectant heroine Robyn and her not so sleepy town of Felton.
Her eclectic cast (which I've come to expect of Mary's work) weave a very interesting story, each with their own tales to tell but ultimately coming together when hurricane Kimi threatens to destroy everything.
This story starts slow and quickly gains pace as does the hurricane, building to a wonderful crescendo with surprises at almost every page turn.
The thing I really love about Mary's books is that her characters are incredibly real and relatable, but never fail to deliver drama.
Her eclectic cast (which I've come to expect of Mary's work) weave a very interesting story, each with their own tales to tell but ultimately coming together when hurricane Kimi threatens to destroy everything.
This story starts slow and quickly gains pace as does the hurricane, building to a wonderful crescendo with surprises at almost every page turn.
The thing I really love about Mary's books is that her characters are incredibly real and relatable, but never fail to deliver drama.
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