The Tides Between

In 1841 on the eve of her departure from London Bridies mother demands she forget her dead father and prepare for a sensible adult life in Port Phillip. Desperate to save her childhood fifteen-year-old Bridie is determined to smuggle a notebook filled with her fathers fairy tales to the far side of the world.When Rhys Bevan a soft-voiced young storyteller and fellow traveller realises Bridie is hiding something a magical friendship is born. But Rhys has his own secrets and the words written in Bridies notebook carry a dark double meaning.As they inch towards their destination Rhyss past returns to haunt him. Bridie grapples with the implications of her dads final message. The pair take refuge in fairy tales little expecting the trouble it will cause.