Description: When her husband is lost in a whaling disaster, Lyddie Berry finds her status as a widow is vastly changed. Her son-in-law sets out to strip her of everything she and her husband worked for, but she refuses to bow to societal and legal pressures.
Brief description:
Sally Cabot Gunning lives in Brewster, Massachusetts, with her husband, Tom. A lifelong resident of New England, she is active in local historical organizations and creates tours that showcase the three-hundred-year history of her village. She is the author of three "Satucket novels" (The Widow's War, Bound, and The Rebellion of Jane Clarke), as well as the historical novels Benjamin Franklin's Bastard and Monticello.
Review Quotes:
"Merging historical fact with riveting fiction . . . This is historical fiction at its best; highly recommended." -- Library Journal (starred review)
"Provocative . . . Gunning infuses the story with suspense and intrigue [and] resists easy generalizations and stereotypes." -- Publishers Weekly
"Readers will be swiftly turning the pages, eagerly cheering for the strong-willed widow." -- Booklist
"Heartrending ... Gunning's vibrant portrayal of Lyddie's journey shows that the pursuit of happiness is not for the faint of heart." -- Boston Globe
"Gripping, romantic, historically sound, and completely satisfying...I'll be surprised if I read a better historical novel this year." -- Historical Novels Review (The Historical Novel Society); "Editor's Choice"