Publisher's Synopsis
Cast into a harsh adulthood before his time, David is haunted by the memory of his childhood sweetheart. Plagued by a mystery surrounding his parents, he find himself facing dangerous enemies, but finds solace in fantasy with the enigmatic Celia who teaches him much, but harbours a deep-seated unhappiness of her own. Lucky with money, but not in love, he follows his star, supported by the idealistic Harri, the kindly Griff and the gutsy Monica. Nothing is ever what it seems as his tangled past constantly returns to frustrate him. Challenged by conflicts between his ambition and his waywardness, life is often sad, sometimes dangerous, but also exciting as he shapes his own philosophy. Succeeding in freeing himself from the clutches of the sea, with Celia's help he eventually uncovers a web of deceit and fraud
