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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published: Feb 2007
Genre: Fiction - Historical - General
Retail Price: $17.99
Pages: 336
When Lyddie Berry's husband is lost in a whaling disaster, she becomes the dependent of her nearest male relative, her ruthless son-in-law, who tries to take everything she and her husband had worked for, but as Lyddie's social and legal defiance separate her from friends and family she discovers a deeper sense of self and a potential new love. Readers' Guide available. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
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