Awardwinning author Elvira Woodruff has written a harrowing novel about an elevenyearold orphan boy on a stormy sea and the charming daredevil who befriends him in England in 1695When a storm brings down his fathers boat Digory Beale is forced to leave home to discover his fate For if Digory has been orphaned he can never go home again On his journey Digory becomes the apprentice to Henry Winstanly whose lifes obsession is to save sailors lives Digory must face his fears of the sea to help Henry bring candles to the lighthouse hes built on a killer reef But who could have known the force of a monster storm heading their way In this poignant pageturner Digory comes to understand the many facets of courage and what it means to be a true hero