Read Series: Tide Trilogy
by Author Elisabeth Ogilvie
The Ebbing Tide (1973)
The struggles, hardship, and joy of one woman's life on a Maine island are brought to life in this haunting and enduringly popular trilogy, the first three books of the Bennett's Island series. Elisabeth Ogilvie tells the story of Joanna Bennett and her colorful life on Bennett's Island with a se...
High Tide at Noon (1971)
I really got into this book. It's the first in a series about a woman who grows up on an island in Maine, where lobstering is the chief occupation. I'd enjoy it even if I didn't live up here, but it gave me a real look into the challenges of that kind of life.I have friends who live on some of t...
Storm Tide (1999)
Let's get this out of the way first: a good deal of the subtext (and some just plain text) is about a woman learning her place. As in: yes, Joanna, the lead character learns how to be a good little woman and submit to her man. Okay, fine, yes. BUT, for me, it was more about Joanna relearning how ...