This remarkable story has many wonderful themes like love, loneliness, mercy, appreciation, infidelity, and many others, and this is one thing I appreciate about it. Love and its power which is the main theme of the novel is immediately portrayed through the story of Marcas and Maureen and Mark and Molly. Even Greg's respect for his deceased wife points strongly to a theme of love, even after life. The effect of circumstances beyond us on our romantic relationships is also highlighted in the story of Mark and Marla. Even though Mark knows that the woman he loves and loved was Marla, he finds himself stuck with Molly, a marriage he regrets. In our world today, many people in marriages Moreare fully aware that they are not married to the people they truly love, and they find themselves in a marital trap. This also gives birth to another theme of the consequence of going against love.

The theme of loneliness comes through Marcas' early life before he met Maureen, as he is portrayed as a lonely young man who only cares about sailing the seas. The theme of mercy and appreciation is shown through Greg, who becomes a loyal captain after Marcas helped him and his wife when they were in need. Maureen and her father also show mercy to Greg.

The book has other positive aspects, and I particularly loved how it was written in simple English because, apart from a few naval terms, it could be read without many breaks to look up words in the dictionary. There was almost no error in the book, showing that the author and the editors thoroughly scrutinized it to help the reader. I also liked the way the story was crafted. A mixing of realism and the supernatural because even though we know the circumstances that moved Marcas and Maureen to their new life are supernatural, we are aware that it can happen in our earthly life in many fundamental ways. Another theme in this work that I would personally wish to point out is the importance of physical intimacy in relationships. Even though the persons who brought this theme to life in this work were doing it illegally because Mark was already married to Molly before his sexual escapades with Marla, the fact that Marla wrote in her diary that her erstwhile husband starved her of intimacy shows the importance of this theme.

The book had no negative aspects at all, which, as I mentioned earlier, is a testament to professional and dedicated editing because it is not easy to read a book of more than a hundred pages that has just one error.

I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars because I think it is a wonderful one. It is a story portraying love and its harsh reality. I recommend it to everyone out there that believes in love and people who love beautiful literature. History lovers will also enjoy this story because of the beautiful settings, which stretch from Scotland to America and even France. 

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