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The Place of Tides

by James Rebanks

Random House2024ISBN 9780241426951

6 of 6 critics positive

7 reviews: 6 positives; 1 not stating a verdict in public

What the critics said

Positive
“an elegiac tale of the ‘duck women’ of the far north”

The Place of Tides by James Rebanks — an elegiac tale of the ‘duck women’ of the far north

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Positive
“In this soulful account”

The Place of Tides by James Rebanks

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Positive
“a warming tale of gathering eiderdown in Norway”

The Place of Tides by James Rebanks review – a warming tale of gathering eiderdown in Norway

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Positive
“A tender and open-hearted account of life on a tiny Norwegian island”

The Place of Tides by James Rebanks: A tender and open-hearted account of life on a tiny Norwegian island

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Positive
“beautiful new book”

Fancy being a hermit in rural Norway? Follow James Rebanks

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Positive
“looking for an older, more thoughtful way to live”

Review | On Norway’s coast, looking for an older, more thoughtful way to live

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Verdict not stated

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