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About this audiobook
The coastal winds carry the threat of press gangs and the sorrow of lost love, dividing a passionate young woman's heart. Betrayal and loyalty clash against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, leading to a decision that will echo through generations. Immerse yourself in a tragic romance where history dictates the fate of the heart.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction
Length20 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Monkshaven
24Brief rejoicing
2Home from Greenland
25Coming troubles
3Buying a new cloak
26A dreary vigil
4Philip Hepburn
27Gloomy days
5Story of the press-gang
28The ordeal
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6The sailor's funeral
29Wedding raiment
7Tete-a-tete.—The will
30Happy days
8Attraction and repulsion
31Evil omens
9The Specksioneer
32Rescued from the waves
10A refractory pupil
33An apparition
11Visions of the future
34A reckless recruit
12New Year's fete
35Things unutterable
13Perplexities
36Mysterious tidings
14Partnership
37Bereavement
15A difficult question
38The recognition
16The engagement
39Confidences
17Rejected warnings
40An unexpected messenger
18Eddy in love's current
41The bedesman of St Sepulchre
19An important mission
42A fable at fault
20Loved and lost
43The unknown
21A rejected suitor
44First words
22Deepening shadows
45Saved and lost
23Retaliation
46IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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