Heartrending and enthralling, Tides of Honour is a novel of love and second chances set against Halifax's most devastating moment of the First World War. As the grey winter of 1917 sets in, Danny's lack of purpose and Audrey's isolation continue to mount, pulling the two apart just as a new catastrophe threatens their existence. Soon, he and Audrey find themselves struggling to build a new life in Halifax, a city grieving its lost men. Mere months later, Danny is gravely wounded at the Battle of the Somme, and his future is thrown into uncertainty. The young lovers believe that only together can they face the hardships the war brings. When, by chance, she encounters Danny, the handsome young soldier captures her heart and inspires her painting.

She lives alone with her grandmother in the quiet French countryside, where her only joy is in her brush and palette. Out of brutal necessity, Danny has steeled himself against the trials and horrors of war, but he is completely unprepared to meet the love of his life in war-torn France. Danny is wounded in the battle of the Somme and the lovers find themselves building a new life in Halifax just as a new catastrophe threatens.īook Synopsis A novel of love, loss, and honour amidst the horrors of war and its aftermath.In the summer of 1916, Private Daniel Baker marches into battle with the boys of Nova Scotia's 25th Battalion.

About the Book In the summer of 1916, Private Daniel Baker, a soldier with Nova Scotia's 25th Battalion, meets Audrey Poulin, a lonely French artist, by chance and they fall in love.

Tides of honour by genevieve graham