Susanna Kearsley, New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author “Evocative of place and time, a novel blending tragedy and triumph in a poignant and uplifting tale that’s sure to leave its mark upon your heart.” “ has delivered a book that reads like a love letter to a time and place that figures largely in our national identity: Halifax in 1917.” 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.īut love is just the beginning.

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.Īudrey Poulin has the soul of an artist.

In the summer of 1916, Private Daniel Baker marches into battle with the boys of Nova Scotia’s 25th Battalion. A novel of love, loss, and honour amidst the horrors of war and its aftermath.

Tides of honour by genevieve graham