Search - The Captain's Wife

A fictional account of a young woman's harrowing sea voyage, based on a true story. The author does a good job of imaginatively fleshing out the few details that are known, and the story is full of details about the clipper ships and sailing procedure of the era. Yet I felt it was a little hollow, and that the story was told sort of at arm's-length. I think that may be due to the constraints of telling a fictional story about an actual person. The book was worth reading and I enjoyed it, but it wasn't as absorbing as I think it could have been.

I liked this book a lot, but this story of real courage on the part of the main female character ended sadly. Genny

This is a fascinating story! I felt I was actually there, it was so real to me. When a book has me doing research on a character and I continue to think about it long after I'm done, well, that's a sign of a good story. I recommended this one to friends--just awesome!