Ahab's Wife : Or, the Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund (2000, Paperback)

Description: Product Details Synopsis Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last. An epic-scale, brilliant and compelling saga, inspired by a brief passage in Moby Dick, chronicles the life of Captain Ahab's wife. Selected by Time as one of the five best novels of 1999. Illustrations throughout. From the opening line--"Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last"--you will know that you are in the hands of a masterful storyteller and in the company of a fascinating woman hero. Inspired by a brief passage in Melville's Moby-Dick, where Captain Ahab speaks passionately of his young wife on Nantucket, Una Spenser's moving tale "is very much Naslund's own and can be enjoyed independently of its source." (Newsday) The daughter of a tyrannical father, Una leaves the violent Kentucky frontier for the peace of a New England lighthouse island, where she simultaneously falls in love with two young men. Disguised as a boy, she earns a berth on a whaling ship where she encounters the power of nature, death, and madness, and gets her first glimpse of Captain Ahab. As Naslund portrays Una's love for the tragically driven Ahab, she magnificently renders a real, living marriage and offers a new perspective on the American experience. Immediately immersed in this world, the reader experiences a brilliantly written, vibrant, uplifting novel--a bright book of life. Ahab's Wife was a main selection of the Book of the Month Club, chosen by Time magazine as one of the top five novels of 1999, selected by Book Sense as one of the top five books of the year, chosen by the New York Times as a Notable Book of 1999, and chosen as a Best Book by Publishers Weekly.Ahab's Wife is being reprinted in Australia and England, translated into German, Hebrew, Spanish and Portuguese. Product Identifiers ISBN-10 0688177859 ISBN-13 9780688177850 Key Details Author Sena Jeter Naslund Number Of Pages 688 pages Format Paperback Publication Date 2000-10-03 Language English Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Publication Year 2000 Additional Details Copyright Date 1999 Illustrated Yes Dimensions Weight 19.6 Oz Height 1.2 In. Width 5.2 In. Length 8 In. Target Audience Group Trade Classification Method LCCN 99-022135 LC Classification Number PS3564.A827A76 1999 Dewey Decimal 813/.54 Dewey Edition 21 Contributors Illustrated by Chris Wormell PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BID. I WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU. PLEASE CHECK ALL PICTURES CAREFULLY AND READ EVERYTHING CAREFULLY AS WELL. PAYMENT IS EXPECTED NO LATER THAN TWO DAYS AFTER THE LISTING HAS ENDED UNLESS IT IS A "BUY IT NOW" AND THEN PLEASE PAY AT ONCE. THANK YOU. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND POSITIVE FEEDBACK IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING NEGATIVE OR NEUTRAL FEEDBACK SO I CAN TRY TO RESOLVE ANY PROBLEMS OR ISSUES TO YOUR SATISFACTION. IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH YOUR PURCHASE I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR TAKING THE TIME TO LEAVE ME FEEDBACK. FEEDBACK IS THE BACKBONE OF E-BAY. IT ENABLES BUYERS TO JUDGE AND FIND THE BEST AND MOST HONEST SELLERS, SO PLEASE TAKE THE TIME. THANK YOU! I AM ONLY HUMAN AND CAN MAKE A MISTAKE AND MISS SOMETHING. PLEASE DO TAKE THE TIME TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY MISGIVINGS YOU MAY HAVE AFTER RECEIPT OF YOUR PURCHASE. I WILL DO MY BEST TO MAKE YOU HAPPY. I cannot accept returns unless the item does not match the description.

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