Phoebe's light
By: Suzanne Woods Fisher
Series: Nantucket legacy -- book one
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company; Revell
Published: Feb 06, 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780800721626
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Young women; Quakers; Ocean travel; Fiction
Description: 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.--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-344).