The Tide Knot
by Helen Dunmore
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Author: Helen DunmoreEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-29
ISBN: 0060818557
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Book Review: Helen Dunmore brings back the amazing world of Ingo in this much-awaited sequel
Summary: 5 Stars
Unable to face the memories of her husband's disappearance, Sapphire's mother moves the family away from their seaside cottage to the town of St. Pirans. Sapphy's brother, Conor, seems to be settling into his new life just fine, and her mom, with the attentions of new boyfriend Roger, begins to find happiness again. But Sapphy refuses to call St. Pirans home. She longs to be back in the cottage she was born in, where she lived happily with her complete family. And she longs to return to Ingo.
Despite Sapphy and Conor's vow to find their father, they have yet to discover any clues. Everyone else thinks he drowned in the sea, but they know deep in their hearts that he is still alive and would return if he could. Something they did discover in their search was the pathway into the underwater world of Ingo. Ingo includes the sea and her creatures, and the population of Mer, the water-dwelling beings that appear human on top and dolphin-tailed on the bottom. The wise woman of the village told Sapphy and Conor that they are actually half Mer themselves, thus allowing them to enter Ingo. But since they moved away from the secluded cove, Sapphy hasn't been able to find a way to return.
Then, after the tourists leave for the summer and the bustling town quiets down for winter, Sapphy hears Ingo calling for her again. She delves into Ingo, finding her friend, Faro, and joins him in exploration and riding the currents again. She feels the pull of Ingo so strongly that sometimes she has trouble returning to the air. Conor advises her to fight the urge to visit Ingo, to settle into their new life and move on, but Sapphy refuses to even try. She has always fit into Ingo easier than Conor has, and besides, she refuses to forget her vow to find their father.
And then one night Sapphy does locate him. She hears him calling to her in the night and follows his voice to the river that flows out into the sea. Her father has traveled up the river to get as close as he dares, yet he cannot leave the water. He made the choice to join the Mer permanently. Sapphy detects that he is unhappy with his decision, yet he says it's too late. However, he had to come back to warn her that the tide knot, the source that controls the tides, is beginning to unravel. Sapphy and the entire town of St. Pirans are in danger of being swallowed up by a tidal surge!
Helen Dunmore brings back the amazing world of Ingo in this much-awaited sequel. Along with the colorful characters befriended in the first installment of the series, fans will experience more in-depth explorations into the magical world of Ingo, rescue a beached dolphin, converse with a wise old whale and delve into the terrifying nightmare of a tsunami. Cleverly woven into this non-stop wonder of a story is the theme of making choices and living with the consequences. Dunmore has delivered another wondrous adventure.
--- Reviewed by Chris Shanley-Dillman, author of FINDING MY LIGHT and THE BLACK POND
Summary of The Tide Knot
In a seaside town of sandy beaches and ocean breezes, Sapphy has never felt so far from the sea. The crowded shore at St. Pirans is nothing like the cove at Sapphy's old home, where she first found her way into the underwater world of Ingo.
But Ingo's pull is strong, and it always finds a way. Soon Sapphy and her brother, Conor, are swimming beneath the waves again, riding the currents and teasing their Mer friend Faro. As Sapphy goes deeper into Ingo, she learns to feel more at home in the sea?even as she begins to be aware of its dangers.
There's the danger of going in too deep, and breaking the delicate balance between Sapphy's life on land and her life in Ingo. There's the mysterious disappearance of Sapphy's father, an experienced sailor who should never have drowned. And then there's Ingo itself?a restless power as old as the world, as strong as the tides, and more dangerous than anything Sapphy has ever known.
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