A review by pap3rcut__
The Stone Tide: Adventures at the End of the World by Gareth E. Rees

3.0

Gareth E. Rees moves to a Victorian house in Hastings which leads to him piecing together a puzzle connecting Alister Crowley, John Logie Baird and the Piltdown Man hoaxer. Storms ravage the coast and Rees is troubled with memories of his best friends death. Rees is convinced life is out to get him as we embark on a journey of history and imagination, mutant eels, grief, loss and guilt. Ress has written a mixture of fact and speculation set in the costal town of Hastings we come across historical figures whos lifes ended near or in Hastings as Rees is convinced there's a spiritual connection. His obsession leads to the breakdown of his marriage.

An entertaining read that I probably wouldn't have picked up but I found it very readable and insightful considering I never read memoirs but I think this is down to the interesting history of Hastings and the humour Rees cleverly filtered through the text.