'Do we really know the people in our family? Can you ever really know a person beyond what you see? Sarah Sasson’s stunning debut novel Tidelines delves into these questions as we follow Grub come of age and discover that her parents and brother are fallible humans. Set across Sydney’s north shore and inner city, Sasson’s novel is an immersive swim into the pain of grief and how our perceptions of family can shift as we age.' (Introduction)
“In the time that followed, bits of ourselves kept breaking off, crumbling like limestone into ocean, apostles falling: every year we became a little less of whoever we were in those moments.”