Beyond the Shining Water

In 19th-century Liverpool, Lily Elliott is not so much spoiled as loved -- petted and indulged by her adored Ma and Pa, dreaming of the day when she will be captain of Pa's ship, the Lily-Jane of Liverpool. Until the day comes, however, when news arrives that Richard Elliott is dead. As her mother sinks into a dream world and the money that had always seemed sufficient turns out to have been mostly debts, Lily watches bewildered as her safe, happy world falls apart...