Seldom: A Memoir

"But at its heart, this is the story of one family, that of Dawn Rae Downton's mother, Marion. Seldom is the moving reconstruction, told largely from young Marion's perspective, of what it was like to grow up in this rugged little world, in the middle of a family that was wracked by the inner demons of their father, Skipper Sidney Wiseman. Skipper Sid was a man who could be as capricious, cruel, and furious as the ocean. Set against his unfathomable fury is the love of a mother who did all she could to shelter her children but ultimately could not protect them."--BOOK JACKET.