THE RELENTLESS TIDE

by D. A. Bonavia-Hunt ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 9, 1951

The English social scene in leisurely perspective, this reviews the results of an influx of visitors to a Cornish town, and the disturbing effect of Canon Faunce's inflexible wife, not only on the community, but on her whole family. A cadging writer, Hawkesley, uses Enid's little scandal as a threat to her marriage to Gilbert Faunce and she, already uncomfortable with her new in-laws, adds this fear onto that she has of Mrs. Faunce. Hawkesley passes on his knowledge to Eurasian Heriot, the gossip spreads, Enid is finally questioned by Mrs. Faunce and the result sends Enid to her death. Affected by the wash of events is a composer who finds his true love, the Faunces' other children, and the old, worried Canon, who resigns because of his ignorance of what has been going on around him. A sounding board of commentary -- on prejudice, moral issues, contemporary attitudes -- this takes its time to arrive at a not too-conclusive finale.

Pub Date: March 9, 1951

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Dutton

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1951

Categories: FICTION