Robert F. Young 
Redemption [EPUB ebook] 

To love a saint is hard. To be one, that is harder. But rejoice, now in the search of Capt. Nathaniel Drake for Saint Annabelle Leigh. For you will read this story many times in the future, as it assumes what will be its rightful reputation as a classic.
Robert F. Young was a Hugo nominated author known for his lyrical and sentimental prose. His work appeared in Amazing Stories, Fantastic Stories, Startling Stories, Playboy, The Saturday Evening Post, Collier’s, Galaxy Magazine, and Analog Science Fact & Fiction.