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This book is about one of the great maritime disasters in British History, the sinking of the Abergavenny. A little known fact of history is that John Wordsworth, brother of William and Dorothy, was the captain of the Abergavenny who died tragically and heroically in the disaster. Alethea has used this story as a way into the story of the Wordsworth family and their friends. She paints an intimate picture of the their daily lives and family realtionships.