This fictionalized story is of an immigrant from Holland to South Africa in the 70s, is about the relationship between the young wife and mother to her husband who is a seaman.From being a desperately unhappy housewife who finds her true calling after healing her psychic wounds, this spiritual odyssey is as deeply pleasurable as it is enlightening. The book carries an uplifting message for any immigrant in how to survive as a new arrival in a country with no support base and with only a minimal understanding of English.