The Turning Tide
About this ebook
In 1982 Mike Whalen reluctantly visits his wartime commando base at rugged Wilsons Promontory, and is shocked to meet Lena, the granddaughter of his glamorous old friends, Helen and Johnny.
When Johnny died he left behind a burden of secrets, and as Mike is drawn back into Lena’s family he’s overwhelmed by his past: growing up in wild Broome, tragic guerilla missions in Timor, desire in devastated Hiroshima, betrayal in the jazzy fifties.
Before Mike can turn the bitter tides of memory he must rebuild his bonds with wartime mates and confront Helen, and himself, with the truth.
A saga of adventure, passion and redemption in WWII Timor and atom-bombed Hiroshima, by the winner of the Mountbatten Maritime Award and the Western Australian Premier’s Book Award for Non-Fiction.
About the author
I grew up in country Speers Point, NSW, Australia. My background is in science and technology, but in 2000 I ran across the story of the charmed life of an old Broome pearling lugger, and discovered the joys of historical research and writing. My first book, Redbill, won the Western Australian Premier's Book Award for Non-Fiction. My second book, Alan Villiers, won the Mountbatten Maritime Award, and my novels include The Turning Tide and Atomic Sea (as CM Lance), Silver Highways, Testing the Limits, Embers at Midnight and Harbour of Secrets (as Kate Lance). I now live in green South Gippsland, Victoria.
