Tide Knot - Hardcover

Dunmore, Helen

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5,449 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007204892 ISBN 13: 9780007204892

Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Ltd, 2006

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The underwater world of Ingo is once again brought to life in this spellbinding sequel. Sapphy, Conor and their mum have moved away from the cottage by the cove, away from the memories of their father. But Sapphy can’t adjust to her new life and is increasingly drawn back to Ingo and to her Mer friend, Faro. Now the underseaworld is becoming more dangerous, and as its power grows, both Sapphy and Conor are called to its depths to take on the might of Ingo’s tides.

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About the Author:

HELEN DUNMORE is a novelist, short story writer and poet. She has written twenty-two children’s books, including Brother Brother, Sister Sister; The Lilac Tree; The Seal Cove; and the bestselling Ingo series. She has written nine adult books including A Spell of Winter, which won the 1996 Orange Prize for Fiction. Her poetry collections have won the Poetry Society’s Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize and the Signal Poetry Award. Helen Dunmore was born in Yorkshire, England, and now lives in Bristol with her husband and children.

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

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