'Not everything is of your own making, Davy. Try to remember your navigation lessons when there's a storm on the horizon - all you can do is find the best way.'
Driven from all that matters, Davy has been sent away to sea. He must navigate a way between the bullies and storms, just to survive. Against the odds, success is within reach - his first captaincy is promised and he has met Estella. But revolution erupts in Chile. Davy's new ship, the Imperial, is commandeered, along with its crew. Amidst the terror, Davy learns to call another country home. He learns that love and friendship have no borders of their own.
`Skilfully blending fact and fiction, drama and tragedy, Rhiannon Lewis has produced an absorbing novel of depth and complexity. The unusual backdrop of the Chilean civil war adds both colour and adventure as accidental hero Davy finds himself a very long way from his welsh home.' - Catherine Hanley, historian and author.
'Powerful and well written. It is a meaty read, one that will satisfy lovers of actions stories and historical fiction alike' - Reader for the Literature Wales Critical Service
'The material is fresh - I can't think of anyone writing about these particular historical events in fictions' - Michael Langan, author of Shadow is a Colour.
'Very readable, engrossing. Terrific!' - Karl French, editor, The Literary Consultancy.
- ISBN13 9780995754720
- Publish Date 7 December 2017
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 17 May 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Victorina Press
- Format Hardcover
- Language English