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Sam Coulsons ambition is to have the biggest trading concern in 19th Century Whitby and will do anything to achieve this and see that his firm will be in safe hands when he decides to retire. His friend since boyhood, Seaton Campion, now a friendly rival in the maritime world, has no sons to succeed him so Sam sees a marriage between his eldest and favourite son, Martin, and Campions eldest daughter, Alicia, as a way to amalgamate the two firms. But Martin is lost in the Arctic. Sam demands his second son, Ben, takes Martins place. Alicia is pleased for it is Ben she really loves, but Ben has secretly declared his love for Ruth Holmes whose father was captain of the whaler from which Martin was lost and who Sam blames for that loss.
Ambition threatens many lives and relationships until the unexpected happens in Whitby and the Arctic yields the truth.
An intriguing tale of familial strife Choice
has all the ingredients for a gripping read. Bradford Telegraph and Argus
another excellent book &..with intrigue, revenge and love galore. York Evening Press
&.expertise on whaling is apparent in this absorbing tale. Nottingham Evening Post.
makes the blood run cold and the heart step up a pace Tesco Books Home Page
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