Changing Tides
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.47 (694 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0758210590 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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The men bond over stories of Steinbeck's Monterey and instantly become pals. candidate in town to investigate an unfinished Steinbeck manuscript. Ford explores vividly and honestly a teen girl's longing for love and a place in the world. (Sept.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. He then furthers the theme of finding one's self when Ben meets Hudson, a Ph.D. As Caddie finds a man of her own and a heretofore straight Ben grapples with his feelings for Hudson, Ben also learns a few things about fatherhood. It's been nine years since they've seen each other, and when Caddie arrives, she's a bit icy toward her wayward father. Ben Ransome, a 40-something marine biologist living modestly in Monterey, Calif., is anxious about his 16-year-old daughter's summer stay. From Publishers Weekly Ford (Full Circle; Last Summer) bridges the gap between gay romance and mainstream fiction in his latest. All rights
If he can prove it, his career will be made. But first, he'll need some local help in his research, and Ben just may be able to supply him with access to the information he needs. And then, perhaps he can quiet the personal demons that haunt him. For Ben, it's a summer of new beginnings, even as his daughter embarks on a dangerous course that will test the new happiness he's found Changing Tides is an extraordinary novel that explores the glorious flaws and frailties of human beings in the never-ending struggle to connect, to be open to love, and to embrace the unknown in order to live fully.. Caddie is determined to act out in every way, leaving Ben feeling more alone than ever. Sharing dinners and walks on the beach, intellectual discussions and heart-to-heart conversations, Ben and Hudson move from tentative friendship to a surprising, revelatory relationship, one with the power to point them toward the most important discoveries of their lives. What Ben doesn't understand are people, and now, one of the most important people in his life—his sixteen-year-old daughter, Caddie—is coming to live with him for the summer. The young, ambitious graduate student believes he's found a lost John Steinbeck novel called Changing Tides that seems to h
GREAT - they don't write them like this any more wish they did = 'god' I wish Michael would do a sequel and write more about middle-aged men and their families Excellent slow character development, nice description of angst of a teenage daughter, true (and initially) kinda sad about a rather closet gay divorced dad fun/mysterious plot development and satire/twist story line around a plausible story line/history of John Steinbeck - - - GOSH I wish Michael would write a sequel on how the lives of these characters develop over the next 2 or 3 decades……I’d luv to read more quality, ‘real life’ gay lives fiction about men/people who have real conversations (not geared. "Realistic characters explore nuances of life and love" according to Bob Lind. Ben Ransome is a middle-aged marine biologist in Monterey CA, who has substituted devotion to his job for any semblance of a social or love life. Into this solitary cocoon comes his rebellious 16 year old daughter, Caddie, whom her mother dropped off to live with him for the summer. Ben has no parenting skills, as was obvious during his marriage that broke up nine years before, and Caddie mistakes his seeming indifference for not loving her, which is far from the truth. A distraction comes along in the person of Hudson Jones, a young ambitious graduate student who came to Monterey to do research for his masters thesis on a persona. Michael Thomas Ford does it again! Michael Thomas Ford is one of the finest gay authors of our time. This is the second book I have read, and both have been enthralling (the other one being FULL CIRCLE). Ford has an uncanny ability to feel into the characters he writes about. Especially interesting in this book is the thinking and dialogue attributed to Caddie, the troubled teenage daughter, and her relationship to her father, Ben. I haven't decided if Ben's evolving relationship with Hudson is completely credible or not, but overall this book is a wonderful read with more of the Ford insights into life and relationships as well as an engaging plot. Also, anyone wh
Michael Thomas Ford is award-winning author of numerous books, including the popular "Trials from My Queer Life" series of essay collections, and the novels Last Summer, Looking for It and Tangled Sheets. . He lives in San Francisco with his partner and four very bad dogs