Phoebe Starbuck has always adjusted her sails and rudder
to the whims of her father. Now, for the first time, she’s
doing what she wants to do: marrying Captain Phineas
Foulger and sailing far away from Nantucket. As she leaves
on her grand adventure, her father gives her two gifts,
both of which Phoebe sees little need for. The first is an
old sheepskin journal from Great Mary, her highly revered
great-grandmother. The other is a "minder" on the whaling
ship in the form of cooper Matthew Mitchell, a man whom
she loathes.
Soon Phoebe discovers that life at sea is no easier than
life on land. Lonely, seasick, and disillusioned, she
turns the pages of Great Mary’s journal and finds herself
drawn into the life of this noble woman. To Phoebe’s
shock, her great-grandmother has left a secret behind that
carries repercussions for everyone aboard the ship,
especially her husband the captain and her shadow the
cooper. This story within a story catapults Phoebe into
seeing her life in an entirely new way—just in time.
In this brand-new series, bestselling author Suzanne Woods
Fisher brings her signature twists and turns to bear on a
fascinating new faith community: the Quakers of colonial-
era Nantucket Island.
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