A historical novel set in Glasgow, from the Pretender's visit in 1745 to the Depression. "All seen through the eyes of the Allisons and their descendants. Allison made sails; a grandson went into steel ships, another sold it all after the war, but his daughter returned to marry the man who had bought it".
Dot Allan was a successful novelist and freelance journalist based in Glasgow. She wrote several plays early in her career, contributed to a wide range of newspapers and magazines throughout her life, and published ten novels.