Unmarried, childless and sickly, Ellen is considered an unsuccessful woman, dutifully bound to her family s once grand and isolated estate, Ballylickey House. Still, she glimpses a happiness and autonomy she can never quite articulate as she reaches for meaning and expression, until the eruption of a long-simmering family feud and the rise of Ellen s own darkness her quiet tide will conspire to destroy her fragile future. A Quiet Tide is a life examined, a heart-breaking, inspiring story that at last captures the essence and humanity of a long-forgotten Irishwoman.
