This dramatic novel is set in the early 19th century during very dangerous times in British society and the Empire and is told in an interesting and engaging style, which allows the reader to get to know all the different characters in an easy manner.
When someone dies it is a time of great sadness, but not when Will Harper dies, this is a time for joy and thanksgiving for a young life that touched and healed many people, and because of the unique opening of a happy funeral, readers are drawn into the story immediately. His life is told by the people who loved him and whose lives he touched. This is a story of finding love and hope in places where things like that are thin on the ground.
