An Incoming Tide

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AN INCOMING TIDE
by T Wilton Dale

(December 15, 2021; FriesenPress)

Psychologist Estelle Caylie’s life is getting complicated. Unfortunately, it didn’t even start out well. Estelle remembers very little of her troubled childhood, a childhood she survived through her voracious reading. Then with the untimely death of her brother under suspicious circumstances, Estelle goes about finding her estranged sister to unite the family for the funeral.

Estelle’s childhood memories begin to return. Vague memories that are just sounds and smells and body sensations. Nothing she can put together. They come, wave after wave of them, ever more intense, pulling her under. Yet another family tragedy strengthens the riptide.

Will the love that surrounds Estelle be enough? Will it get Estelle back on her feet, or will she be pulled under by the powerful tragedy and trauma that she’s experienced?

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Early praise for An Incoming Tide

."Eloquently created characters pull the reader into this story of family dysfunction – not with judgment but rather with compassion that makes it easy to cheer for them and want what they desire: to know the intimate truth about themselves.
I could not put this book down and literally read it late, late into the night until I finished it."
-Coleen Bowen, Life Coach

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Tune in to a great podcast conversation about "An Incoming Tide".

A few years ago I was hit by a high tide wave on a Washington State beach. Submerged on my hands and knees, the undertow tried to pull me out to sea. But drowning is not my greatest fear. To find out what is, tune into this great conversation about the writing of An Incoming Tide .
Deb and I explore the plot lines of the novel—a wide ranging discussion that touches on such issues as the presence of evil, the psychological phenomenon of dissociation, and of course, the role of beauty.
You can catch the podcast (35 minutes) at https://ptsdandbeyond.podbean.com/e/t-wilton-3/ or by searching for "PTSDandBeyond" on your favourite podcast app and finding episode 142. Enjoy!