The Pioneer

By Lucy Simister

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 famous violinist Hettie Carpenter her life changes completely. She decides she wants to become a luthier and everything she chooses to do from that moment is aimed at achieving that ambition. After playing in the orchestra of a musical theatre company, and signing on with her friend Silvie as the resident band on a transatlantic liner her sheer hard work and determination finally pays off.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GFYD23BR
• ISBN13: 9798233328824
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Lucy Simister
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"