When she was sixteen, Sheila Beattie knew exactly what the future would be She would marry her darling Eric, a fisherman like her father, and they would raise their family and dream their simple dreams in the village in which they'd been born Her life lay before her, happy, safe and secure But she was sixteen - and about to discover that there is nothing certain in this world but changeno happiness that is guaranteedno one and nothing to be trusted but the voice of your own heart