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Hero archetypes
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Synopsis
Nearly fifteen years ago, on a deserted southern California beach, Dave Quinn swam out into the winter ocean to save two drowning girls - identical twin sisters. He was only able to save one. Still haunted by the memory of his half-failed heroism, Dave immerses himself in the reality and illusion of a theater props company. When he meets Anne, a struggling artist from Canada, he has no idea that she is the child he saved so many years ago. Pursued by the threatening and jealous specter of her long-dead sister Elinor, Anne has been drawn back to the scene of her childhood tragedy. The truth will bring Dave and Anne together - and trap them in the swirling undercurrents of Elinor's hatred. To destroy their happiness, Elinor will find a man whose own dark passions match her own. And once in possession of his soul, she will be able to avenge her own missed chances and lost dreams - and live again. In the wake of Elinor's rage, Dave and Anne fight to stay afloat - and are given a second chance to survive the storms of the past and find redemption.
Is Winter Tides appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
Parents should know this book deals with childhood drowning trauma, a malevolent ghost antagonist who possesses a living person, and themes of jealousy and revenge from beyond the grave. The supernatural elements are atmospheric rather than graphic, but the psychological tension and possession elements may be intense.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, death of child, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn to the haunting love story where a man reconnects with the girl he saved as a child, now threatened by her jealous twin sister's vengeful ghost.