Time and Tide

By Edna O'Brien

Book Overview

In a poignant, heart-felt exploration of one woman's struggle to be true to herself yet hold on to the things dearest to her, award-winning author Edna O'Brien tracks the life of Nell Steadman, an innocent "country girl" desperate to gain experience in whatever manner possible. Escaping from her overbearing family into an equally stifling marriage, Nell must fight for her freedom and custody of her children.Passionate, raw, and gorgeously written, Time and Tide is a profound exploration of the primal undertow of motherhood.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374277761
• ISBN13: 9780374277765
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Emotional

"Time and Tide" is an excellent literary novel, very emotional in style and essence. I was deeply touched by this book, and I am very grateful to one of my friends for recommending me Edna O'Brien as an author. Snip: (...)