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We Run the Tides

By Vendela Vida
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Set in 1980s San Francisco, We Run the Tides follows the story of 13-year-old Eulabee and her friends who navigate the challenges of adolescence. A mysterious event causes a rift among the girls, leading Eulabee on a journey of self-discovery amid the shifting dynamics of friendship and truth in a changing neighbourhood. With a keen eye for detail, Vendela Vida captures the intricacies of growing up and the complexity of relationships.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate coming-of-age stories set in vibrant locations. With a keen sense of the dynamics of friendship and the mysteries of adolescence, it offers a suspenseful narrative that explores themes of identity and the complexities of growing up in a changing world.

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Written in the key of Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird, We Run the Tides unravels the tense friendships of a tight-knit group of self-obsessed teenage girls, who, through a small misunderstanding, are forced to confront the secrets they keep and the lies they tell...

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'Smart, perceptive, elegant, sad, surprising and addictive. And it's also FUNNY.' - Nick Hornby

'What We Run the Tides probes so poignantly is the volatility of female adolescence... Knowing and powerfully enigmatic.' - Observer

Teenage Eulabee and her magnetic best friend, Maria Fabiola, own the streets of Sea Cliff, their foggy oceanside San Francisco neighbourhood. They know Sea Cliff's homes and beaches, its hidden corners and eccentric characters – as well as the upscale all-girls' school they attend.

One day, walking to school with friends, they witness a horrible act – or do they? Eulabee and Maria Fabiola vehemently disagree on what happened, and their rupture is followed by Maria Fabiola's sudden disappearance – a potential kidnapping that shakes the quiet community and threatens to expose unspoken truths.

Suspenseful and poignant, We Run the Tides is Vendela Vida's masterful portrait of an inimitable place on the brink of radical transformation. Pre-tech boom San Francisco finds its mirror in the changing lives of the teenage girls at the centre of this story of innocence lost, the pain of too much freedom, and the struggle to find one's authentic self.

Told with a gimlet eye and great warmth, We Run the Tides is both a gripping mystery and a tribute to the wonders of youth, in all its beauty and confusion.

We Run the Tides is hypnotic, knowing, and propulsive as it examines girlhood, friendship, and the strong pull of the past.' - Meg Wolitzer

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i>We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida is widely praised for its perceptive and haunting exploration of girlhood and friendship. Reviewers commend its hypnotic and propulsive narrative, smart and elegant storytelling, and its ability to evoke the turbulent emotions of adolescence. The book's setting in a pre-tech boom San Francisco adds a unique and moody backdrop to the tale. It balances themes of innocence, power, and identity with surprising humour and tenderness, offering a deep insight into the volatility of female adolescence.

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ISBN: 9781786499608

Publisher: Atlantic Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 May 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Atlantic Books

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

Vendela Vida is the award-winning author of six books, including Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name and The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty. She is a founding editor of The Believer magazine, and co-editor of The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers and Confidence, or the Appearance of Confidence, a collection of interviews with musicians. She was a founding board member of 826 Valencia, the San Francisco writing center for youth, and lives in the Bay Area with her family

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