Growing into an attractive young woman, Mary Ann yearns to be loved, and when her affection for Bessie's son Dan is finally returned, she becomes a skipper's wife. But the arduous life aboard ship is clearly not for her and only the arrival of a daughter, Lizzie, seems to hold the marriage together. Yet, tragically, the family is torn apart when Mary Ann is seduced by the promise of a happier life.
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Growing into an attractive young woman, Mary Ann yearns to be loved, and when her affection for Bessie's son Dan is finally returned, she becomes a skipper's wife. But the arduous life aboard ship is clearly not for her and only the arrival of a daughter, Lizzie, seems to hold the marriage together. Yet, tragically, the family is torn apart when Mary Ann is seduced by the promise of a happier life.