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Awaspowerfullymovingnovelofayoungwomancaughtbetweentheattractionsoftwoverydifferentmen,SylviasLoversissetinthe1790sinanEnglishseasidetown.EnglandisatwarwithFrance,andpress-gangswreakhavocbyseizingyoungmenforservice.OneoftheirvictimsisawhalingharpoonernamedCharleyKinraid,whosecharmandvivacityhavecapturedtheheartofSylviaRobson.ButSylviasdevotedcousin,PhilipHepburn,hopestomarryherhimselfand,inordertowinher,deliberatelywithholdscrucialinformationwithdevastatingconsequences.