The Silver Tide by J.H. Mann

The Silver Tide

by J.H. Mann

The Silver Tide by J.H. Mann was published in September 2025.

My thanks to Jason for sending me copy to review and also to

Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me on the tour.

Synopsis

Cornwall, 1863. On a windswept beach, Maggie Pascoe watches in horror as her family is lost to the sea. Her father and three brothers are among dozens of fishermen from the town of St Branok who perish in a summer storm.

Destitute and alone, she finds comfort in her friendship with widow Norah Bray, whose young son also drowned in the disaster.

But the tragedy was no accident. As Maggie battles to uncover the truth, she hides a devastating secret – one that could destroy her bond with Norah forever.

Inspired by a true story, The Silver Tide is a powerful tale of love, betrayal and one woman’s courageous fight for justice.

My Thoughts

The Silver Tide is loosely based on a true story and is an incredibly moving book. I felt  a wide range of emotions whilst I read this and once I finished it, which I did in a couple of sittings due to the fact that I couldn’t put it down, I was unable to read anything else for a while . 

Jason is incredibly gifted at pulling you into his books in a way that makes you feel that you are there with Maggie as she battles to find out what happened when her father and brothers were lost at sea. The description of the characters and where they fit into the book is written in such a way that your imagination can create them. His characters are strong and the settings are created in such detail that you can almost taste the salt water on your lips and feel as though you are on the beach or the sea during the storms.

This is the second book that I have read by Jason , The Echoing Shore being the first , and his style of writing is compelling. Not once did I think I had had enough and put it down. I read the book in two sittings at the detriment of anything else that I should have been doing and didn’t regret that at all.

The only regret I did have at the end was not knowing when I am going to be able to read his next work. 

This is definitely a huge 5 star read from me and J.H. Mann is an author who is on my “Watch List” 

About Jason

J.H.Mann is an award-winning journalist and writer living in the South West of England. His previous novel The Echoing Shore was a Yeovil Literary Prize award winner and the Adult Fiction Winner of the 2025 Selfies Book Awards at the London Book Fair. He has strong family links with Cornwall. His novels are inspired by the many stories told by his mother and father and his own experiences as a shore-based volunteer for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). He lives with his wife, Nicola, and their lively whippet Patch.