[rating:80/100]

Synopsis

One unforgettable night, thirteen-year-old Miles goes to the flats near his home in search of shellfish, only to discover something startling and remarkable: a giant squid. Instantly, he becomes a local celebrity and is pursued by TV crews urging him to explain the phenomenon.

His psychic friend Florence predicts that even more astonishing discoveries are to come, indicators of the highest tide in fifty years. Yet, Miles worries more about matters closer to home: will his passion for his ex-babysitter Angie go unrequited? Will his arguing parents divorce? Is everything, even the bay, shifting from him?

Jim Lynch’s first book, The Highest Tide, sparkles with his love of the ocean. This beautiful novel draws you in and you could be standing waste deep in the waters of Puget Sound, right along-side, protagonist, Miles O’Malley, as he makes some amazing discoveries both in the ocean and his life, during the summer of his thirteenth year.

Stuffed full of quirky interesting characters – not least of which, is the ocean itself, and stunning imagery, The Highest Tide, is a charming novel and a wonderful way to while an hour or two away on a relaxing afternoon.

Buy, The Highest Tide, by Jim Lynch at Amazon, [UK] [US]

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