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Book SynopsisYoung, vivacious Joanna Bennett desperately wishes to be captain of her own lobstering boat, but despite being the favored daughter of Bennett’s Island’s founding family, she is still just a girl in the eyes of the community, and a girl living off the coast of Maine in the early 20th century is expected to mind the kitchen, not tend to pot buoys. While quietly struggling to find her place on insular Bennett’s Island, one where she could let her bold and opinionated nature shine without shaming her family, Joanna instead finds love when she meets a witty stranger with a sparkling smile just off the mailboat. One whirlwind courtship and wedding later, Joanna finds herself master of her own house, and every aspect of her beloved island seems to reflect her joy. But when the luster begins to wear off and her husband’s dark secrets slowly reveal themselves, Joanna must draw on her determination, resilience, and resourcefulness to keep her family together. This evocative coming-of-age story transports readers to the beautiful and rugged Maine coast, where families must eke their livelihoods from the tempestuous ocean but in return they’re afforded the daily splendor and simple pleasures of island life.
Trade ReviewThose who love Maine either personally or vicariously in a novel will find A High Tide at Noon deeply satisfying, for its author loves the place she is writing about with such intensity that she makes it glow in her pages. * Chicago Tribune *
Elisabeth Ogilvie is going to make a lot of her readers—and not only those who love the New England coast—homesick for some world of their own vanished now beyond recall….Miss Ogilvie’s writing has a warm and homespun quality which suits her story well. There is an honest smell of salt and seaweed in it. * The New York Times *
