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A historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of maritime life in an English coastal town, the story introduces its audience to Captain Charles Acton, a retired naval officer living with his daughter Lucy, and Rear-Admiral Sir William Lawrence, whose son Walter faces personal demons and potential redemption through a new captaincy on the ship "Minorca".