Left an orphan, Solomon is bought to the Red Cliff's Ragged School in Torquay- a place that takes care of the city's poorest children when no one else will - where Sarah Sullivan soon takes him into the school and into her heart.

But with the school facing closure due to lack of funds, life is far from easy at Red Cliffs. And though Solomon now has a home and people who love him, he is withdrawn and sullen.

For it's not just the death of his father plaguing his thoughts, Solomon is also hiding a terrible secret in his heart . . .