The Tide Knot

The Tide Knot

Infobox Book
name = The Tide Knot
title_orig =
translator =


image_caption = Hardcover edition book cover, published by HarperCollins Children's Books
author = Helen Dunmore
illustrator =
cover_artist =
country = United Kingdom
language = English
series =
subject =
genre = Children's Novel
publisher = HarperCollins Children's Books
pub_date = May 2, 2006
english_pub_date =
media_type = Print (hardcover)
pages = 336 pp
isbn = ISBN 0007204892
oclc =
preceded_by = Ingo
followed_by = The Deep

"The Tide Knot" is a children's novel by English writer Helen Dunmore, published in 2006 and the second of the Ingo tetralogy (preceded by "Ingo" and followed by "The Deep" and "The Crossing of Ingo"). It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. [ [http://www.booktrusted.co.uk/nestle/ Nestlé Children's Book Prize] ] [ [http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/ The CILIP Carnegie Medal & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards] ]

Sapphire and her brother Conor can't forget their adventures in Ingo, the mysterious, fascinating world beneath the sea. They long to meet their Mer friends Faro and Elvira again.

But they've moved from their cottage on the cliffs, and from the cove which was their gateway into Ingo. Their mother wants to start a new life in the seaside town of St Pirans, away from the haunting memories of their father who disappeared at sea the year before.

But a threat is growing deep beneath the surface of the sea, where the wisest of the Mer, Saldowr, guards the Tide Knot. Ingo is restless, and soon both Sapphire and Conor will hear the call of the Deep. In this fascinating tale by Helen Dunmore, Conor and Sapphy continue their amazing adventure of Ingo.

Plot summary

Sapphire, Conor, and their mum have moved to St Pirans with Roger, leaving behind their cottage by the sea, where their dad disappeared two years ago. Conor has adapted to this new life, but Sapphire cannot. She is withdrawn and restless, and her only relief is Ingo. She goes there more frequently, even without Conor, who has given up going, and prefers his life in the Air. But Ingo is becoming a dangerous place, and soon both Sapphire and her brother will be called to its depths to restore the balance between Ingo and Air, before it's too late.

References

External links

* [http://www.helendunmore.com/ Author site]


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