The Pioneer

Tabby Basset is seventeen years old and lives in town of Topsham in Devon in 1885. She is a highly skilled carpenter by trade. And she has a dream. This is a story about how absolute single mindedness and determination will pave the way to success.

She discovers she can make and repair violins after meeting Cliffy on The Pioneer, a sailing ship bound for Holland. She agrees to travel with the ship as a shipwright. She learns to play the violin and after meeting and playing with the world f...