A small island washed by the warm waters of the ocean. Palm trees, sand, screams of tropical birds and boredom. The young heroine of the novel, Rachel, is very sad and lonely - her father recently died, and she was left completely alone. Suddenly, a trading schooner approaches the island, Rachel decides to leave the island and secretly sneaks aboard the Silver Dolphin at night. A meeting with the captain gives her her first love and hope for happiness - they get married in the nearest port. But the young husband behaves more than strangely: on the first night he stays in his room and subsequently maintains only friendly relations with Rachel...For a wide range of readers.