The River Maid

London, 1854: twenty-year-old Essie Chapman lives with her father in poverty stricken Limehouse, working on the river as a boatman. Then, one night, she must transport a mysterious man from a foreign ship to the banks of the Thames, a man who ends up renting a room in Essies house, identifying himself only as Raven. When curiosity gets the better of her, Essie follows him and finds herself on a ship bound for the penal colonies in Australia.