Cal lives with his parents on Loyalty Island. Each winter, Cal's father - a capt
ain of the island's trawling fleet - sets sail for Alaska; and though Cal is sti
ll too young to join them, he is old enough to know that everything depends on t
he fate of those few boats, thousands of miles north. When the fleet's owner die
s, not only is the town's livelihood threatened, but so too is Cal's family.
With winter fast approaching, and the fleet on the brink of extinction, Cal star
ts to suspect that his parents both have secrets to hide. Plagued by doubt, his
loyalties strained and his moral compass thrown wildly off course, Cal is forced
to make a brave and terrible choice.
