Plymouth, England, 1817.

Following the horrific murder of Anne Pembleton, Sebastian Avendale boards the Victory, bound for the distant penal colony of Port Jackson. But the ship disappears without a trace and his family does not hear from him again. His sister Sophie refuses to give up hope. When his father talks to him about the possibility of sending the Oracle to look for him, he feels that life smiles on him again.

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Unfortunately, fate is disrupting everything around him. The ruin of her family, the loss of a love, a terrible fire, an unsolved murder ... The hope that Sophie felt is being lost, at the mercy of tragedy.

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However, he would cross half the world for his brother. What wouldn't you do to get it back? What wouldn't I do for love?

A fantastic adventure, the magic of a long sea voyage, danger, love, betrayal, the most sordid secrets ...