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A review by bananatricky
Turning The Tide by Christine Stovell
4.0
A great Kindle freebie about Harry (Harriet), the owner of a boat yard in a stagnating village on the English coast, who is in conflict with Matthew Corrigan a property developer who intends to open a Michelin star (type) restaurant and wants to buy some of her land to develop for new housing.
Whilst arguably the village is full of stock caricatures (the gay florists, the sulky teenager, the over-endowed barmaid etc) the story shows how both Harry and Matthew learn to compromise and appreciate each other's POV.
There's a silly sub-plot about manorial privilege (or something) and a mystery concerning Harry's father which was frankly unnecessary but otherwise I really enjoyed it.
Whilst arguably the village is full of stock caricatures (the gay florists, the sulky teenager, the over-endowed barmaid etc) the story shows how both Harry and Matthew learn to compromise and appreciate each other's POV.
There's a silly sub-plot about manorial privilege (or something) and a mystery concerning Harry's father which was frankly unnecessary but otherwise I really enjoyed it.