A New York Times Bestselling Author -- The first in an ambitious new series that tells the story of one family across generations across oceans from heartbreak to triumph The epic tale of Harry Cliftons life begins in with the words I was told that my father was killed in the war A dock worker in Bristol Harry never knew his father but learned about life on the docks from his uncle who expects Harry to join him in the shipyard once hes left school But then an unexpected gift wins Harry a scholarship to an exclusive boys school and his life will never be the same again