2021 SPR Book Awards Finalist England, 1803. Orphaned at fifteen and on her way to the workhouse, Lucy doesn't have much going for her. And, unlike most heroines, she isn't even pretty. (This is important to know because many readers have the habit of assuming that only beautiful people should have adventures.) But when a betrayal ashore collides with a Royal Navy newly returned to war, Lucy will soon be out of her depth and on an adventure indeed. So if you are interested in whether even a very plain girl like Lucy--a girl who doesn't fit, who's out of options and about to lose her last friend--could still make her way in the world, then this just might be the book for you.