Jonah is growing up in the early 1600\'s without a father.
He wants nothing more than to have a father (though he doesn\'t believe that is possible because he\'s always been to.
Due to being different, he is bullied.
All the other boys his age are often out on the ships with their fathers and Jonah is jealous.
They live on the outskirts of the fictional town of Delmare, which is a fishing village.
His mother grows herbs and helps people medicinally, so there are often rumors of her being a witch.
Jonah is growing up in the early 1600\'s without a father