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Between the Tides by Susannah Marren

Between the Tides

by Susannah Marren

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  • Jul 2015, 304 pages
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Jinny K. (Fremont, CA)

Unreal and Unlikely
Lainie Smith's physician husband announces one evening that he has accepted a job in suburban New Jersey and will be moving the family (parents and four children) away from Lainie's beloved New York City with it's unfettered access to water and shore environments. Lainie is an artist whose venues are shore and water paintings and constructions. i was immediately struck by this unlikely scenario-in what modern couple does one partner just make an arrangement like this without any discussion?

This sense of unreality pervaded the book for me. The characters had little or no depth, except for the fact the the twomore
Elizabeth P. (Lake Elmo, MN)

Not For Me
I was disappointed in this novel. The subject matter is wonderful - but the execution came off flat to me. There were moments when the storyline jumped a ways ahead in just a sentence and instead of reading as "showing not telling", to me it came off as disjointed. I could not sympathize with either of the main characters or even their family members. I was not a fan and would not recommend the book.

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