High Tide - Softcover

Hubbard, P. M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060805714 ISBN 13: 9780060805715

Publisher: Harpercollins, 1982

Synopsis

When Curtis completes his prison term for murder, and settles in a secluded town by the sea to forget the past, he finds that he is being followed by suspicious characters

About this title

About the Author:

Praised by critics for his clean prose style, characterization, and the strong sense of place in his novels, Philip Maitland Hubbard was born in Reading, in Berkshire and brought up in Guernsey, in the Channel Islands. He was educated at Oxford, where he won the Newdigate Prize for English verse in 1933. From 1934 until its disbandment in 1947 he served with the Indian Civil Service. On his return to England he worked for the British Council, eventually retiring to work as a freelance writer. He contributed to a number of publications, including Punch, and wrote 16 novels for adults as well as two children's books. He lived in Dorset and Scotland, and many of his novels draw on his interest in and knowledge of rural pursuits and folk religion.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0060805714
• ISBN 13: 9780060805715
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192