It&rsquo;s 1676 and &lsquo;spirits&rsquo; are stalking the kingdom. When eight-year-old Penny is kidnapped outside Whitehall Palace and spirited away to the West Indies, how can Susannah and Raphael hope to save her?<br /><br />Arriving in Jamaica, they reunite with Sam Carter &ndash; Penny&rsquo;s natural father &ndash; and Noah and Hal Bartholomew. And so, the desperate search to find her begins: a race against time, treachery and powerful enemies.<br /><br />After many fruitless months sailing the Caribbean, seemingly genuine information about a sugar plantation where Penny might be sends them back to Barbados. But are they already too late?<br /><br />A riveting historical adventure set in 17th century West Indies, Our Little Life is the second book in Dodie Bishop&#39;s &#39;Silence And Shadows&#39; series.