Living 1685 in uncertain times, Abraham Barachin, a penniless young silversmith, wanted to leave France. He found himself in Kingston-upon-Hull after a chance encounter with an Englishman in a church in Paris. The stranger told him a bizarre story about the need to return two silver salts and a silver beaker which contained a stone to the family of his late wife. Despite Abraham being sceptical about some aspects of what he heard, he agreed to the unusual request. From there, he travelled north through France and made the perilous journey from Rotterdam over the North Sea to England. Over three hundred years later, Clare Cartwright whilst trying to pick herself up having been widowed, revived an old interest and purchased a small piece of 17th century silver that had been made in Hull. When she discovered something alarming about it, her curiosity led her on a journey across time and borders where she kept finding surprising connections to life in 17th century Hull. These connections piqued her curiosity further, taking her to Hull to investigate further.
