AustLit

'"I want to make a difference in the world and all I get is more washing up!"

Marheh had longed to be apprenticed to the Silberay but the experience was not quite what she imagined. Her mentor expected her to be obedient, even humble, and instead of teaching her to steer the boat they lived on she expected her to tend the fire and empty the toilet bucket.

Nemle had looked forward to having an apprentice. She would be like a daughter to her, the daughter she had never had, but her apprentice had a mind of her own. She was rude, sulky and opinionated and did not want to learn.

Living together on a small boat was only the first challenge...' (Publisher's blurb)

'Marheh has been found guilty of using her mental ability for the purposes of exploitation and now faces a choice of harsh and unpalatable punishments. She knows she has enemies, but who are they, and how have they infiltrated the Silberay to cause her such injustice? She and Nemle, her mentor and friend, face grave dangers attempting to discover the answers to these questions, but they must proceed if they are to clear Marheh’s name and to allow them both to continue to live and work on the Water Road.' (Publisher's blurb)

'Nemle was born in Clanning but she did not speak of it to Marheh, her apprentice. Her memories of the place are so painful she has never wished to return. Now however, she and Marheh must face a frightening challenge in that very place. One of the Silberay has been broken by the power centered around the town and Marheh and Nemle will need all the skill, courage and strength their years of training have given them in order to restore Clanning to the place of peace and content it was meant to be.'

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'Marheh has finally graduated after her long apprenticeship. Nemle has retired and she is now alone on Day Bringer. Her first solo voyage brings more challenges than she could ever have imagined.'

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'Television is not something Marheh has encountered in her boating life but the producers of Life Story want to feature her in an episode. In order to be seen by the camera she must leave the water road for the river, but new visibility holds new dangers.'

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'Marheh unexpectedly finds herself in the position of Harbour Master. The job demands more skill and courage than she expects.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.