The Tide Knot is the second volume in Helen Dunmore’s Ingo trilogy. The first volume, Ingo, was one of my favorites of 2005 for its original story and beautiful prose. The Tide Knot is more than a worthy successor as Dunmore complicates the plot and leaves tantalizing threads to follow in the final forthcoming volume.
Sapphire and Connor are learning to cope since the disappearance of their father, Matthew Trewhella, into the sea. Mum has moved the kids from their cottage on the cove to the bigger town of St. Pirans. Mum and Connor are doing especially well in their new environment, but Sapphire is still drawn to the sea and the world of the Mer. In fact, she is divided between the two worlds as Granny Crane, an elderly woman knowledgeable in the ways of the Earth, tells her:
- ‘But I never knew any with the Mer blood and the human divided so equal as it is in you. Half and half you are. It must be the way the inheritance has come down to you. It weakens in one generation, and grows strong in the next.’
And Sapphire, this time, is being called to the sea for a purpose. Some of the Mer are restless and are ready to take revenge against the humans for what they have done to the world of the seas. The magical Tide Knot is destroyed and St. Pirans flooded. Sapphire has to work with the Mer to restore the tides and save her town and family. It’s a nail-biting race to the finish as Sapphire works with Faro, her brother Connor, the Keeper of the Tide Knot, Saldowr, whales, dolphins, and sharks to save not only the Earth, but also the Seas.
Dunmore leaves much to look forward to in the last volume of the trilogy. Over the course of The Tide Knot, Sapphy learns some of the truth of her father’s disappearance and, most importantly, that she has a baby brother under the seas. Faro and Connor, who were previously quite competitive, grow closer while working to restore the tides. And, Connor, who has struggled successfully to remain part of the Earth, can not shake his attraction to Faro’s sister, Elvira.
U.S. readers can look forward to the August 1 publication of Ingo. I highly recommend Ingo and The Tide Knot to readers ages eight and up.
17 comments:
I have only read the first book in the ingo triology and i am puzzeled to when the second book will come out (i live in australia)Ingo was a fantastic book and i am really looking forward to reading the next one!
Kelly, I finally got around to reading your review. I wouldn't read it before I'd read the book - it's not just your reviews I don't read before reading books, it's most people's ! Wasn't this a fabulous book ?! So hard to put down...
i really like the first book ingo and it was very captivating and interesting. it draws you in like a tide and i am very excited to read your next book the tide knot and whatever comes next.
I thought both books were amazing!My favourite though is Ingo. I could picture every detail in my head. I can't wait for the 3rd book!
i may have only read half of the book tide knot so far but i read that half in only 5 days because it is so interesting.
i want to keep reading it to see what happens but i dont because once you get attached you cant let go.
i can't wait for number 3.
Those books are amazing!!! I just finished the second one and seriously, Im really eager to get the third one as soon as it comes out :D
okay, so I just started this Ingo about 3 days ago and i could not stop reading it. I finished it with the three days. It was great, but I was mad that I was left at a cliffhanger as to the whereabouts of Sapphy's father, and other mysteries. I can't wait to buy Tide Knot!!!!! I recommend these books as must reads!
Ingo is the best book ever, Kelly your review is at high standard! The third book of the 'Ingo series' is called 'The deep'. However, I do not know when it will be published. If you are intrested in buying it, visit amazon. There you can buy it in advance and it will be sent to you when it is published. I just can't wait! It's just such a shame that Ingo is a trilogy, only three books, I wish there were more...
I just LOVE the First book. It's so captivating! I'm just dying for the second book to come out!
"Ingo" is the best book I have ever read, it is very captivating. I read the book within two days! I have just finished reading "The Tide Knot" and can't wait until "The Deep" is realeasd!
I have only just began the tide knot:) I am only on the 3rd chapter and I am very excited to find out what will happen!! It is beautifully told just like Ingo! I hope the next book The Deep will come out soon because I am sure I will be finished the Tide Knot very soon!! If you read any books from the Ingo trilogy I gaurentee you will not be dissapointed!
I have just finished reading the first book (Ingo) and am dying to read the next two books! one of the greatest books of all time for definite!
Ingo cannot be a trilogy. I have just read "The Deep" and it does not finish the three off at all- in fact, it leaves the reader wondering what will happen next. There must be a fourth book, or the entire series is a dud. Not that the Deep was not a great book.
I'm expecting something about The crossing of ingo next.
I totally loved Ingo. Just like Saph to the sea, I was drawn to the book. It seems like forever since I read the book, but it's only been 2-3 weeks. I can't wait until I get to read the 2nd book. It's drivin' me nuts. Just to let y'all know, the Ingo books aren't a trilogy, they're a quartet. That means there is a forth book just! If you don't believe me, just wait.
i loved ingo. one night, i was reading ingo, and i started at the part when connor disapeared, and came back. i couldnt put the book down! i read until 1:00 and the next day was a school day. i finnally gave into my excustion and went to bed. i got to the part when connor,faro,sapphire, and the other mermiad (i forgot her name)saved gary and jonthan (i think that was his name, again i forgot). i ordered tide knotts and its arriving today! i cant wait!
ohk i was the one who said that i read ingo til 1:00, and btw i rembered the guys name was roger! i was waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy off! :D
its a quaterent i just finished the final book the crossing of ingo its fab
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