Tossed by the ocean, drifting between vision and dream, Sarah's imagination spills over with scenes of the Albatross Man and the graceful canter of a horse underwater. With the certainty of land behind her, Sarah journeys to Australia, fleeing England and her past. In steerage she joins the unmarried women and the horrors of their close confinement bring an unravelling of secrets no-one can control. Sarah longs for her mother's forgiveness and the sweetness of Richard's breath. As she draws closer to her new land, she becomes increasingly haunted by her own tale and the letter she cannot write.
Set in the 1850s, this is the vivid tale of Sarah's journey to Australia.
