I retired after fifty-one years of manual work in October 2016 and fulfilled a wish to attempt to write a novel. Well, here it is, for better or worse.
In the year 1753, thirteen-year-old Peter Reynarde embarks on a life at sea. A bright and intelligent lad, he is soon taken under the wing of the ship's captain, and it becomes clear that he is more than capable of eventually commanding his own ship.
