{"product_id":"the-widows-war-paperback","title":"The Widow's War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSally Cabot Gunning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Red Tent\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eThe Scarlett Letter\u003c\/em\u003e in this haunting historical novel set in a colonial New England whaling village.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"When was it that the sense of trouble grew to fear, the fear to certainty? When she sat down to another solitary supper of bread and beer and picked cucumber? When she heard the second sounding of the geese? Or had she known that morning when she stepped outside and felt the wind? Might as well say she knew it when Edward took his first whaling trip to the Canada River, or when they married, or when, as a young girl, she stood on the beach and watched Edward bring about his father's boat in the Point of Rock Channel. Whatever its begetting, when Edward's cousin Shubael Hopkins and his wife Betsey came through the door, they brought her no new grief, but an old acquaintance.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Lyddie Berry's husband is lost in a storm at sea, she finds that her status as a widow is vastly changed from that of respectable married woman. Now she is the \"dependent\" of her nearest male relative--her son-in-law. Refusing to bow to societal pressure that demands she cede everything that she and her husband worked for, Lyddie becomes an outcast from family, friends, and neighbors--yet ultimately discovers a deeper sense of self and, unexpectedly, love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Evocative and stunningly assured, \u003cem\u003eThe Widow's War\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable work of literary magic, a spellbinding tale from a gifted talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarried for twenty years to Edward Berry, Lyddie is used to the trials of being a whaler's wife in the Cape Cod village of Satucket, Massachusetts--running their house herself during her husband's long absences at sea, living with the daily uncertainty that Edward will simply not return. And when her worst fear is realized, she finds herself doubly cursed. She is overwhelmed by grief, and her property and rights are now legally in the hands of her nearest male relative: her daughter's overbearing husband, whom Lyddie cannot abide. Lyddie decides to challenge both law and custom for control of her destiny, but she soon discovers the price of her bold \"war\" for personal freedom to be heartbreakingly dear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes the fascinating \"story behind the story\" of \u003cem\u003eThe Widow's War\u003c\/em\u003e, a map of colonial Brewster, and a driving tour of the village of Satucket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 7.98 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758697021728,"sku":"9780060791582","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/90a5e40261b4ed9b6613dd5f0737bdde.webp?v=1780133004","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-widows-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}