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Ahab's wife, or, The star-gazer : a novel / Sena Jeter Naslund.

Ahab's wife (portion title)
Star-gazer (portion title)
Naslund, Sena Jeter. (Author). Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 Moby Dick. (Added Author).

Summary:

Inspired by a brief passage in Moby-Dick Sena Jeter Naslund has created an enthralling and compellingly readable saga, spanning a rich, eventful, and dramatic life. At once a family drama, a romantic adventure, and a portrait of a real and loving marriage. Ahab's Wife gives a new perspective on the American experience.

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  • ISBN: 0688171877
  • ISBN: 0688177859
  • ISBN: 9780965027502
  • Physical Description: xix, 668 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow, [1999]

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General Note:
A novel inspired by Herman Melville's Moby Dick.
Formatted Contents Note:
A novel inspired by Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Melville, Herman

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Ahab, Captain (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Ship captains' spouses > Fiction.
Whalers' spouses > Fiction.
Women > Massachusetts > Fiction.
Women.
Womyn.
Nantucket Island (Mass.) > Fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.

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