Tidal Flats, Cynthia Newberry Martin
Tidal Flats, Cynthia Newberry Martin
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Tidal Flats

Author: Cynthia Newberry Martin

Narrator: Cynthia Newberry Martin

Unabridged: 6 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/27/2019


Synopsis

This is the story of a marriage.Mary Cassatt Miller falls for famous photojournalist Ethan Graham. But it’s complicated. For months at a time, Ethan’s work takes him to Afghanistan, and Cass, who’s passionate about her job in Atlanta, wants a husband who comes home at night. Then, there’s the issue of family―he wants one; she doesn’t.What they do want is a life together, so Ethan agrees that after three years, he will stop traveling―whether Cass agrees to children or not. But for Cass, who grew up with a mother who didn’t want her and a father who was never home, even thinking about children is troubling.Now, nine weeks before their third anniversary, Cass wonders whether Ethan will try to squeeze in one final trip to Afghanistan. When he does, she’s unsure if he will ever give up the work he loves. And if he won’t, well, she will not repeat the life her parents had.As the clock counts down, it doesn’t help that Singer, the artist-bartender, is always in Atlanta, and the enthralling Setara, the subject of Ethan’s most famous photograph, is also his business partner. Then, a new danger in Afghanistan changes everything.In this elegant and honest debut novel, Cass and Ethan must navigate that fine line between the things they want for themselves and the life they want together, and it appears that Cass will have to choose one or the other.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jodi on July 22, 2019

A fabulous debut novel by a writer who clearly knows her craft, Tidal Flats is a story about the complexity of marriage, but the understandings gleaned are applicable to the complexity in all relationships, as you will see for yourself. It's about the many facets of love, the glint and the glare, th......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on September 20, 2019

I have been reading Cynthia Newberry Martin's blog How We Spend Our Days for several years and when she announced the publication of a novel I knew I would read it for I loved her quiet elegance and unique style. I read Tidal Flats in two sittings; had I started it earlier in the day I would have re......more

Goodreads review by Emily on October 06, 2019

The story of a marriage that began with a pact. I loved following Cass through this novel as she navigated the terrain of marriage and her past. The book brings forth the history that bound her to a rather rigid view of what was possible in her life. She also contemplates the timely question of whet......more

Goodreads review by Anne on December 27, 2019

This is a spare book: about feelings, yearnings, giving and taking, ultimately forgiveness. It reminded me of a play, because its cast of characters is small, as is the setting--mainly Atlanta, but also Provincetown, Mass., and Afghanistan from a distance. There is a sense of intimacy as desires and......more

Goodreads review by Kookie on July 21, 2019

Cynthia Newberry Martin’s debut novel, Tidal Flats is a powerful, fast-paced story about a man and a woman who struggle to keep their marriage intact against all odds. The reader sees through the eyes of Mary Cassatt Miller (Cass), a young woman living a seemingly fulfilling life in Atlanta. Cass en......more