From the author of the acclaimed The Year of the Sawdust Man comes the story of 12-year-old Raleia, who has just moved to Tidal, Maine. It is 1974 and she is enchanted with the town's history until her friendship with a reclusive old man teaches her that the past was not as idyllic as she imagined.From the author of the acclaimed The Year of the Sawdust Man comes the story of 12-year-old Raleia, who has just moved to Tidal, Maine. It is 1974 and she is enchanted with the town's history until her friendship with a reclusive old man teaches her that the past was not as idyllic as she imagined.