Time and Tide

Time And Tide by Azel Stevens Roe is a sprawling moral tale set in a New England coastal community. The narrative follows two brothers, Alfred and Charles Stanley, and two sisters, Sarah and Janette, whose close-knit family life is tested by debt, pride, and the schemes of avarice. Wealthy magnates like William Kemble and the crafty Squire Peter Twineall maneuver law and money to dispossess neighbors and seize what is rightfully theirs, pressing mercy to the limit. A noble young sailor, Frank Kemble, returns from sea with a vow to defend the weak and against the taint of unscrupulous business. As episodes of illness, imprisonment, betrayal, and peril unfold, the Stanleys’ fidelity, generosity, and faith are slowly vindicated through acts of mercy, courage, and mutual sacrifice. The novel blends rustic virtue with urban ambition to examine love, duty, and the possibility of redemption through community and benevolence.