The Fate of Rosie Morn

December 1914. Scarborough. A young man with something to prove. As the First World War reaches the Yorkshire coast, seventeen-year-old Will Topping finds himself aboard HMT Rosie Morn, a small fishing vessel pressed into Royal Navy service to sweep the North Sea for deadly German mines. The seas are unforgiving, the work is dangerous, and a single mistake could cost nine men their lives. Among hardened fishermen and experienced sailors, Will struggles to earn his place. Every mistake is remembered, every hesitation noticed, and the fear that he will never be good enough follows him from the deck to his bed at night. But as the dangers of war draw closer, Will begins to discover something he has wanted all his life: friendship, belonging, and the quiet satisfaction of being trusted. Yet some lessons are harder to learn than others. And sometimes, the need to prove ourselves can blind us to what we have already achieved. Set against the harsh winter seas of 1914, The Fate of Rosie Morn is a moving story of courage, pride and the desperate desire to belong. Because sometimes, the hardest person to prove yourself to is yourself.