Ebb Tide (A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel) illustrated by Chris Mould They came from the North

They came from the North

unsettling novel

no relationship with a married woman

an agent working at the British Embassy

Ebb Tide (A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel) illustrated by Chris Mould They came from the NorthIt is 1843 and Captain Sir Nathaniel Drinkwater embarks on the paddle steamer Vestal for an inspection of lighthouses on the west coast of England. Bowed with age and honours, the old sea officer has been drawn from retirement on half pay to fulful his public duty. The following day, tragedy strikes, and Drinkwater is confronted with his past life: his sins and follies, his triumphs and his disasters. Drawing on a true incident, Richard Woodman deftly