In 1827 youthful, vigorous John Holdsworth, newly married to his
sweetheart Dolly, leaves the village of Southbourne in Kent for his
next adventure at sea on board the Meteor, bound for America. He is
young to be a chief mate, but all the crew, and his superiors, are
impressed with his skill, knowledge and strong, kind leadership.
But well out into the Atlantic disaster strikes unexpectedly and
the ship founders. The three boats are launched and capable John
takes charge of one of them, containing seven people. Ten long days
later, John's boat is finally spotted. Of the two remaining on
board, the only one alive is John. What he has been through has
changed him completely; having had no food and water for many days,
and having witnessed unspeakable horrors of searing privation, he
is wizened, sunken, white-haired, virtually crippled - and barely
alive. Crucially, he has been so near to death that his memory is
completely gone. He is taken to Australia on board the vessel of
his rescuers with no idea of his name, the name of his ship, or any
clue as to his connections. It is as though his mind has sealed off
the past. After five years under an assumed name as a clerk in a
Sydney company, something tells him that he needs to return to
England. There, in 1832, a chance meeting in a London tavern
triggers a tiny rush of recognition. He starts out for Kent, little
realizing what a moving train of events his regaining of memory
will set in motion...
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