Ebb Tide

By Richard Woodman

Book Overview

1843: Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater's career concludes as he is drawn from retirement and embarks on the paddle-steamer Vestal for a final mission to inspect lighthouses on the west coast of England,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0751526487
• ISBN13: 9780751526486
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Deliciously Thrilling

The good: 1. Ebb Tide kept me on the edge of my seat. With characters forcing us to care deeply about them, unrelenting suspense, and vividly sketched nautical settings, this book was a real treat. 2. I listened to the audio version. Michael Tudor Barnes' bold yet relaxed performance proved such an authentic and natural extension of the story, that, ironically, it seemed imperceptible. Excellently paced narration. The other: 1. I wish the ending had been different. 2. I had to listen to the first CD three times before I understood who everyone was. It was well worth the effort and time. I attribute my initial lack of understanding to unfamiliar seafaring terminology.