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- Alinor Reekie used to be a midwife and herbalist, like her mother and grandmother before her. Years ago, she fell in love with a man she shouldn’t have, and her life fell apart. Now, she is an entirely different woman, sickly and frail, living with her daughter Alys Stoney by the dirty waters of the river.
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Nov 24, 2020 · Dark Tides (Atria Books) by Philippa Gregory is the second book in The Fairmile Series, following Tidelands. In full disclosure, I have not read the first book, which recounts the story of Alinor Reekie, a midwife who runs afoul of the social codes of behavior for women of her era to harrowing results.
Sep 22, 2020 · It has been twenty years since Alinor and her children, Alys and Rob, left their beloved home in the tidelands. At the beginning of this story, a beautiful and mysterious Italian woman named Livia arrives at their door with baby in tow, dressed in black mourning clothes, claiming she is Rob Reekie’s widow.
Nov 24, 2020 · A story of the ordinary and hardworking folk of 17th century England, Dark Tides follows the trials of Alinor and her extended clan, as they each navigate a hostile world. Dark Tides is another intriguing tale from the number one bestselling author.
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Nov 30, 2020 · On Midsummer Eve in 1670, Alinor Reekie, still suffering ill health after her cruel witch ‘ducking’ two decades ago, and her tough, uncompromising daughter, Alys Stoney, are earning a living as...
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Nov 24, 2020 · When we last saw Alinor Reekie, she had been cast out of her Sussex tidelands home after being “swum” as a witch. Twenty-one years after their escape to London, Alinor and her older daughter, Alys, run a small import-export warehouse while 21-year-old twins Sarah and Johnnie are learning a trade.
The novel begins with a letter from Alinor, the protagonist of TIDELANDS, to her brother Ned, with news that her son, Rob, has reportedly drowned in Venice. She does not believe this can be true.
Midsummer’s Eve, 1670. A wealthy man waits outside a poor London warehouse to meet with Alinor, the woman he failed twenty-one years before. He has everything to offer: money, land, status – and he believes she has the only thing he cannot buy: his son and heir.
