SynopsisIn the 1740s, British culture allows few options for the son of a merchant ship captain. And in a time of war, a man with John Newton?'s experience must serve the king. But Newton'a man who quotes Virgil and curses God with equal fervor'is interested in serving only himself. Mary Catlett simply cannot believe her childhood friend sailed away on a British warship and vanished in Africa. In desperation, she takes a step that will change her life and call her lost love home. But will he arrive in time? Newton?'s odyssey takes him from the West Africa gold coast to the banks of Newfoundland to the heart of the Atlantic before he finds what he?'s spent his entire life longing for: deliverance. In an account that challenges popular myth, Schaub continues the Music of the Heart series with one of the greatest redemption stories of all time'the story of ?Amazing Grace.'? (Music of the Heart Book 2), As the son of a ship captain, it was clear John Newton's destiny was to be found at sea. But when he leaves Plymouth aboard the HMS Harwich full of promise, he has no idea about the strange directions his life will take. The journey would find him reduced to an outcast and a servant of slaves in Africa. Refusing to believe he had disappeared, Mary Catlett takes steps to locate him and waits patiently for his return. Meanwhile Newton has become a slave trader with one goal: to quickly make a fortune and find his way back to civilization. When a storm at sea brings the young captain to his knees, his outlook changes forever. It's an event that would inspire him to write the incredible hymn "Amazing Grace.", In the 1740s, British culture allows few options for the son of a merchant ship captain. And in a time of war, a man with John Newton 's experience must serve the king. But Newton a man who quotes Virgil and curses God with equal fervor is interested in serving only himself. Mary Catlett simply cannot believe her childhood friend sailed away on a British warship and vanished in Africa. In desperation, she takes a step that will change her life and call her lost love home. But will he arrive in time? Newton 's odyssey takes him from the West Africa gold coast to the banks of Newfoundland to the heart of the Atlantic before he finds what he 's spent his entire life longing for: deliverance. In an account that challenges popular myth, Schaub continues the Music of the Heart series with one of the greatest redemption stories of all time the story of Amazing Grace. (Music of the Heart Book 2)