This was a very engrossing read. It follows a family in a small Lincolnshire fishing port from 1924 to after WWII. The focus is on the wives and families left behind when the men are fishing the North Sea for weeks on end. Very well written, and I could not wait to turn the next page to find out what happens. Another wonderful read from Margaret Dickinson!
Jeannie has spent all her life in the shadow of the North Sea. Working with freezing fingers to gut the herring, she follows the fleet south, travelling far from her Scottish home. When her father's trawler goes missing, Jeannie must face up to life on her own. But her fiery temper and fierce independence attract powerful and devious enemies. By standing up to the Hayes-Gorton family, she could be threatening the future of those she cares for the most. By denying a man prepared to sacrifice all his privileges for a chance to offer his devotion, she could be facing years of unhappiness. Amidst the great social upheavals of the inter-war years, Jeannie must search again for the real love she has always denied herself...
