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by: Marge Piercy, Ira Wood
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780449001578
ISBN: 0449001571
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: December 07, 1999
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: December 07, 1999
Sales Rank: 1330646
Studio: Ballantine Books
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Product Description:
After his dreams of playing baseball in the Majors fall short and his marriage ends, David Greene returns to his small hometown on Cape Cod. There he meets the eminent professor, Gordon Stone, and his beautiful wife, Judith Silver, with whom he soon falls into a passionate affair. Into this explosive mix, a young woman appears--a single mother at the end of her emotional rope. Crystal desperately needs David. Yet caught between two women, David bears witness to a heartbreaking turn of events that seems as inevitable as the push and pull of ocean waves. . . .
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Yawn
I love Marge Piercy's books....I've read Braided Lives, Vida, Summer People, Gone to Soldiers and now this. It's not that it was all that disjointed which it was, it's that the story seemed to be something Mr. Wood and Ms. Piercy cooked up in their kitchen and forgot to let us in on the secret. I really disliked this book.
Rating:  - A good, old-fashioned "page turner"
Once I started reading it, I had to pace myself to make it last a little longer. The characters are believable and engaging. The small town setting is very true to life. I especially enjoyed the technique of reading each of the principal characters perspectives in the form of separate chapters, with the main character being written in first person. It gives you the ability to really get into each of their heads. The only downside for me was what seems like an over reliance on sexual descriptions. ... Read More
Rating:  - An engrossing, intelligent novel
Beautifully and seamlessly written, the husband and wife team of Piercy and Wood have crafted an intelligent novel, which is both political thriller and mystery. The story is as erotic and seductive as the relationship between David, Judith and Crystal is. STORM TIDE is filled with strong images of religion and nature which play an important role to the story. Smart, clever and definitely a page-turner, STORM TIDE shouldn't be missed.
Rating:  - An unusual book, engrossing but manipulative.
"Storm Tide," by Marge Piercy and Ira Wood, starts out well. At first, it is an absorbing story of a small island in Massachusetts, where there are no secrets. The island is depicted lovingly as a place where people can live out their lives in a beautiful setting. As the narrative proceeds, the lives of the various residents of Saltash Island become intertwined. The main characters are David, a former baseball player who never lived up to his potential, and Judith, a married lawyer with whom David ... Read More
Rating: - Absorbing; a fun read
I have enjoyed several of Piercy's other works and I am always intrigued by the way she takes "odd" relationships, turns them around til you, the reader, see them differently--as optimal. While I enjoyed the whole dynamic, the character of Crystal was truly well drawn. Unfortunately, I have known women like Crystal, for whom drawing and binding a partner to you in a pathologic fashion was their conception of love. Intriguing and a great read.
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