A little girl is left on the dock in an Australian port town. She doesn't know her name and can't say where she traveled from or where she is going. She is eventually adopted by the dock master and raised as a daughter in his home. She is very happy....until he tells her on her 18th birthday the truth of her origins.
This book is the story of her search for her roots. The mystery is not quite unraveled in her lifetime, though. It is her granddaughter who finally digs out the whole story.
The book was entertaining and interesting. But. It all hinged on one very unlikely co-incidence that felt very contrived (the fall on the boat, fyi). And that kind of thing really bugs me. Still, despite a predictable ending, the story was engaging enough and I enjoyed reading it.
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