1. [n]  the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia
2. [n]  low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams

Tidewater
Sarann Bonniface finds that her wonderful new life--a respectable husband, an elegant house, and a beloved daughter--is beginning to unravel when her rebellious and resentful teenager embarks on a quest to uncover the truth about her birth father, a search that brings Sarann face to face with her past. Original.

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