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Harper Perennial
June 2009
On Sale: June 1, 2009
704 pages ISBN: 0061767654 EAN: 9780061767654 Kindle: B000FC10KC Paperback / e-Book
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A magnificent, vast, and enthralling saga, Sena Jeter
Naslund's Ahab's Wife is a remarkable epic spanning a
rich, eventful, and dramatic life. Inspired by a brief
passage in Moby Dick, it is the story of Una, exiled
as a child to live in a lighthouse, removed from the
physical and emotional abuse of a religion-mad father. It is
the romantic adventure of a young woman setting sail in a
cabin boy's disguise to encounter darkness, wonder, and
catastrophe; the story of a devoted wife who witnesses her
husband's destruction by obsession and madness. Ultimately
it is the powerful and moving story of a woman's triumph
over tragedy and loss through her courage, creativity, and
intelligence.
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