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Tidetown review in 'Sydney Morning Herald.'

1/15/2016

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This is the sequel to Robert Power's novel In Search of the Blue Tiger, whose child hero, Oscar Flowers, has become a seagoing pilgrim after his part in the violent death of the fishmonger, whose murderous twin daughters Carp and Perch are now languishing in jail for their crime. But they are about to be sprung by Angelica, the spoilt daughter of the Tidetown mayor. Mayhem ensues as various other characters and complications come and go, culminating in the arrival of the plague. What with its coastal setting and its small community, there's a strong sense of place in this book, but it has no real-world correspondence either in setting or in time. We could be in any country, in any year. Various words and names suggest people and places from all over the world, and the story reads like a fairy tale. Realism this is not.

​Kerryn Goldsworthy "Sydney Morning Herald" 9 January 2016


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/short-reviews-of-fiction-from-australia-and-overseas-20160111-gm3aq5.html#ixzz3xHpMCYtt 
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