[b:The House Between Tides|25814507|The House Between Tides|Sarah Maine|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469968851s/25814507.jpg|45671195] is a dual timeline novel. Hetty’s story is set in 2010 and Beatrice’s in 1910. The novel was mostly focussed on Beatrice’s time - I would have liked to read a bit more of Hetty’s timelime.

Both women had tragedies in their lives. Hetty’s are mentioned in the book but not elaborated on, but her history causes her to rely on the male characters in her timeline to make her decisions for her. Most of the problems Beatrice faced are detailed in the book, but they make her stronger and cause her to fight for the things she believes in.

I felt that even at the end of the book,

Spoiler

Hetty had just swapped Giles making her decisions for her to letting James do it instead

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Despite my ambivalence to Hetty, [b:The House Between Tides|25814507|The House Between Tides|Sarah Maine|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469968851s/25814507.jpg|45671195] was a really enjoyable read.