**Vera Stanhope, star of ITV's *Vera*, returns in the tenth novel in number one bestseller Ann Cleeves' acclaimed series.** Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their frie
The Rising Tide
โ Scribed by Brain, Helen
- Book ID
- 109957288
- Publisher
- Human & Rousseau
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 161 KB
- Series
- Elevation 2
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780798172288
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โฆ Synopsis
Time is running out. A military coup has put General de Groot in control of Table Island City. There are only three months until the winter solstice, and all four amulets are missing. If Ebba does not find them in time a second and final calamity will wipe out Earth completely. But she has other pressing problems. Food is running out in the Colony, and the General is planning a final solution. Can she get the 2000 young adults out of the bunker in time? Can she use her new position as a member of the General's Council to her advantage? And how can she negotiate the growing social and political tension without losing her integrity? Then there's Micah, the love of her life. Why is he spending so much time with the gorgeous Samantha Lee? Is their relationship purely professional as they co-lead the Resistance? Or are the rumours that he is unfaithful to her true? How can she prove her love to him? As the final days approach Ebba has lost everything. Disaster has destroyed Greenhaven,...
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