About the book: year / - My God! - Emily Wise exclaimed every two steps, picking up her skirts and looking around in horror. She, her husband Henry Wise and daughter Daisy had recently gone ashore from the ship Orion, which had been caught in a storm in the bay. It was pretty battered, and the captain was forced to land on the shore in any more or less suitable place in order to disembark the few passengers. In addition to the Wise family, there were three other families on the ship, two couples and several gentlemen traveling alone. They went ashore near Dover, its buildings visible around the bend. In a small, close-knit group, people reached the first cobblestone street, with Henry Wise supporting his daughter, who was still unwell from the shock she had suffered. The girl suffered from seasickness.