The Bell at Low Tide

About this book

Nineteen-year-old Hazel Brennan returns to Tidewater, Maine, four summers after a dock fire drove her from the fishing village and separated her from Eli Mercer, the boy she loved. Hazel has always insisted that abandoning her watch to meet Eli made the disaster her fault. Now she plans to help repair the working waterfront, settle her family’s affairs, and leave before old feelings or old accusations can trap her again. But Eli has remained devoted to both Hazel and the town, while his eighteen-year-old sister Ruth returns with records left by their grandmother that do not match Hazel’s account. Moving between the fire summer of 2012 and the rebuilding summer of 2016, Hazel must confront the uncertain borders between guilt and responsibility, protection and silence, and memory and truth. Her chance at love depends not on recovering an innocent version of herself, but on finding the courage to live honestly with what the past reveals.

Book details

Genres:

Classic Romance, Young Adult Romance, Small-Town Mystery, Coming-of-Age Fiction

Language:

en

Published:

2026-07-12

Content rating:

PG-13