Trickery and deceit lurk in the shadows and disaster strikes when the family discover that the home they love has been sold to a stranger. It was a busy place, with regular visits from friends and relatives some of whom have very interesting lives themselves, all interwoven with each other.
Carrie had to cope with helping to manage the house and farm, and looking after a father and an unusually possessive older brother. A very good change, a highly enjoyable read and Against The Tide could lend itself very well to a series of books, or serialisation for television."The first, Whispers in the Wind, the story of a young Carrie, born and bred on a Welsh farm, and growing into a fine young lady before the onset of world war II There were hard times of course especially without her Mother who had died in childbirth. It is a pleasant a change to hear the side of the men trying to uphold the law. An enemy that you can hopefully bribe to keep away or, if push comes to shove, can get rid of them in a more terminal manner.
The Riding Officer and Customs Men are the enemy. Interesting because it has a slightly different aspect to it, most books seem to be written from the side of the smuggler the family man desperately trying to scrape a meagre living to keep his family alive, or the roguish pirate. In rural Wales, Nathaniel finds life is more difficult than he expected, ostracised, alienated, hated and in danger can Nathaniel end the corruption and make the Bristol Channel safe for sailors?Īgainst the Tide is a terrific read. Leaving behind a medical career, Nathaniel follows in his father’s footsteps and becomes a Riding Officer.
After witnessing the murder of his father, a Customs Riding Officer, by a band of ruthless, cutthroat smugglers, Nathaniel swears that he will find his father’s murderers and bring them to justice. Nathaniel Brookes is a man on a mission of retribution.
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