Sea dust
By: Margaret Muir
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Ulverscroft
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9781846174438
Subjects: Abused wives; Fiction; History; Stowaways; Voyages and travels
Description: "After the death of her child, Emma's life is in ruins. In order to survive she must escape from her abusive husband and bury the guilt from her past. And then a chance encounter with a French seaman on the windswept Whitby cliff top provides the very opportunity. She can sail to Australia, but to do so she must stowaway on the Morning Star and risk being put ashore by the Captain if she is discovered. Following a vicious attack by one of the crew, Emma is nursed back to health by Charles Witton. As the turbulent sea around them mirrors Emma's emotional conflicts, the ship reaches Cape Town Bay - where disaster lies in wait."--Publisher description.
Notes: Originally published: London: Robert Hale, 2005.