{"product_id":"what-the-tides-remember-gary-lee-ferguson-9798276363653","title":"What the Tides Remember: A New Zealand Coming-of-age; the '50s to the '70s","description":"\u003cb\u003eA tender and evocative coming-of-age story set across mid-century New Zealand - where memory moves like the tide, returning the moments that shape a life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning the 1950s through the 1970s, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Tides Remember\u003c\/i\u003e gathers ten beautifully crafted stories that follow a boy growing up in a changing New Zealand. From childhood summers on the vast sands of Ninety Mile Beach to the whispered conversations of post-war Auckland households, each story reveals another layer of innocence, longing, and discovery.\u003cbr\u003eAs he watches the adults around him navigate the aftershocks of war, the quiet tensions of family life, and the complicated pull of desire, he begins to understand how identity is formed - not through grand events, but through the small, unspoken moments that linger in memory. A mother's departure on the \u003ci\u003eOriana\u003c\/i\u003e. A reunion that stirs forgotten yearning. The first tremors of attraction. The reckonings that arrive unexpectedly in adulthood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoving, lyrical, and deeply human, this collection forms a rich tapestry of New Zealand life and one young man's journey through it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for readers of literary fiction, New Zealand historical fiction, and reflective memoir-style narratives, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Tides Remember\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unforgettable portrait of growing up in a country - and a family - transformed by time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis collected edition brings together several previously published stories, newly revised and curated into one continuous, immersive reading experience.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Lee Ferguson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798276363653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.01d","brand":"Gary Lee Ferguson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173934637311,"sku":"9798276363653","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-the-tides-remember-gary-lee-ferguson-9798276363653","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}