Book description
The Number One bestseller When Tam's brother Benjie is wrongly accused
of theft, and locked in a prison cell, his sister makes a solemn promise
that she will not let the little lad down. But Fate makes her break her
word almost immediately: Benjie is transported to Australia and Tam must
embark upon an epic journey to find him. Friendless and penniless, she
makes her way to Bristol, finding employment as a lady's maid on board
the Porpoise, a ship bound for the colonies. The voyage is long and
perilous and Tam's life is threatened by two depraved seamen; though
First Mate James Allen offers her his protection, she cannot return his
love. For Tamar's heart already belongs to another seafaring man -
Captain Nathan Burford, who, like Tamar, haunts the seas looking for
lost loved ones. Under the blazing Australian sun, Tam must endure
hardship and cruelty, but she also encounters generosity and friendship
from unexpected quarters on her quest. Will one poor girl right a
terrible wrong and rescue her brother from the judas touch?
