The year is 1910. On a cold, stormy night, a sick man tosses and turns in his iron hospital bed, unable to sleep. As a haunting tune collides with crashing ocean waves, three familiar ghosts appear to him. For the man known as Mate to find rest, he must first tell the stories of the souls he once traveled the ocean with.He is taken back to 1888, where he joins a highspirited crew of experienced whalers and a Captain nearing his final voyage. They are joined by Little Brother, who is seekingadventure, and his BigBrother, who has come to bring him home. The whaling industry is dying, but the crew’s folk songs createcamaraderie between the men as they travel…until a sudden storm strikes. As the days grow scorchingly hot and the nights even colder, the crew draws closer to the truth of their difficult reality. What will ittake for these four men to preserve any hope for the future? How far will they go to survive? And can they live with the consequences?