Twelve year old Mary Ann Clark's life has always been tough. The pretty daughter of a wife-beating drunk, it is not surprise that she has grown up afraid of her own shadow. That is until 'battling Bessie Ruddick' takes the young girl under her wing and into the heart of her bustling family.
Growing into an attractive young woman, Mary Ann yearns to be loved and when her affection for Bessie's son, Dan, is returned she becomes a skipper's wife. But the arduous life aboard ship is clearly not for her and only the arrival of a daughter, Lizzie, seems to hold the marriage together. Yet, tragically, the family is torn apart when Mary Ann is seduced by the promise of a happier life.
The strength and resilience of her charecters shine through in Margaret Dickinson's new Lincolnshire saga, a richly absorbing tale of the lives and loves of the river folk.
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