My Uncle John died at the end of last year. It was a strange time for us. My nan lives with my parents now and she was very upset, my dad wasn't close with his brother and was feeling guilty about that, me and my sisters were very emotionless about the whole thing.

John ignored us our whole life, despite the fact that he lived with my nan for a very long time, and we were always at her house. When we were little we used to try and think of way to get his attention but it never worked.

My nan brought him a mobile home before she moved and had never been invited to it. It was only after he died that we realised why, it was a shit heap. Think of one of those horder shows and you get the idea. Anyways we've been clearing out his stuff, there were alot of books. This is one of them. It's strange, that I actually feel I know him better now and it's sad because after seeing his things, we actually would have had a lot in common. We've found all sorts of things left inside his books, old love letters & an a very old winning scratch card. I guess the more I look the more I will find.

I never knew why he wasn't interested in being an uncle to us, and I guess I never will. Reading his books will be the closest I'll ever get to him.

I really like this series and am sad that this is the last book I have in my possession.

James is still grieving over Anne's death, but another offer of marriage has come his way. However it looks like newcomer Richard (another Onedin) might sneak in their first!

The romance between Daniel & Elizabeth is rekindled, as he basically kidnaps her and keeps her on a boat bound for Australia. I got annoyed with Elizabeth here, as although she starts out angry, she soon forgives Daniel and falls back in love with him. Not once though, does she mention her child who has been left behind!

Another main character also dies and it will be interesting to see how it affects the other characters in the next book. I need to put it on my wishlist!

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