The Toll Of The Sea
Theresa Murphy
- ISBN: 9781444818239
£16.78
A terrific storm brings tragedy to Adamslee, an impoverished village on the south west coast of England. The PALOMA, a ship bringing the 38th Regiment of Foot back home from... more
A terrific storm brings tragedy to Adamslee, an impoverished village on the south west coast of England. The PALOMA, a ship bringing the 38th Regiment of Foot back home from the Crimea, runs aground with the loss of over four hundred soldiers, their wives and children. There is one survivor, Joby Lancer. Powerful alliances form in difficult circumstances, and in the ensuing months Lancer's life becomes entangled with those of the local villagers, including a village girl, a farmer's wife, the leader of the local smugglers and highwayman 'Buckingham Joe'...
The Toll Of The Sea by Theresa Murphy
(01 Jan 2014)