Free read ✓ eBook, ePUB or Kindle PDF ñ Valerie Wood
It is the late s and a tired woman holding a baby walks from Hull to one of the big houses in Anlaby the home of the wealthy Rayners She knocks at the door and shoves the baby at young James Rayner It is a Rayner child the father was 'young Mr Rayner' and the mother is dead Then she vanishes The respectable shipping family of Hull are shattered They all. This book is a fantastic book which draws you in at the beginning with different types of characters from poor and caring to rich and smarty She has an ability to draw you in with a good plot I would very much recommend this to people who like the stories of 1900s hull and London There is tragedy and joy in a very well written book
Valerie Wood ñ 8 review
Children of the TideY furore James is banished to London and disaster begins to beset the three branches of the Rayners all descended from the couple in The Hungry Tide A huge many faceted story of the three related families and the triumphs and tragedies of their lives as the whaling industry of Hull begins to decline and the farmlands and homes continue to slip into the s. Another cracking read from Val Wood She creates characters that you really care about whilst giving historical accuracy to their stories I must admit I second guessed some of the plot but still wanted to know what would happen to everyone else