It is the final summer of Collie's innocence when an ill-fated romance forces her into maturity. Fast approaching the age of adulthood under the king's law, Collie, the beautiful, eldest daughter of a Middletown tinker, sets her sights upon a handsome young fisherman named Dugan, the troubled son of an unscrupulous man from the lower-class village of Ganty. A tumultuous love affair soon ensues as they attempt to cross the lines of class segregation, bigotry, and religious differences amid their own internal conflicts. Collie clings to her dreams of grandeur--- a life of unfettered leisure,...

If a train leaves Boston, does it ever reach its final destination, or is it bound to roll onward to hell for eternity? Jonas Dumar is about to find out. Not trusting his lawyer to get him acquitted of the murder charge he faces, Jonas decides to run, taking his dog to flee the country on an old fishing boat under an assumed identity. But Jonas Dumar has problems, and a murder accusation is simply one of the many troubles that plague him. For one: Jonas can't stand being all alone. And two: Jonas has secrets. If a train leaves Boston, does it ever stop screaming? Making a quick stop in...