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.
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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.
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Set in a fishing village on Cape Cod before we were a country, Lyddie's husband dies in a whaling accident. She discovers she has almost no rights. But she's a gutsy woman who fights for the little that is hers. Fascinating view of women's history,the overly stringent religious patriarchy, women's lack of rights...we should be grateful!
emma17
Jul 28, 2008
good historical fiction
Well written and enjoyable historical fiction about early America. All of the members of my small book group liked it, and it afforded good discussion too!
donna
Feb 20, 2008
Women and the law
I really enjoyed this novel of a woman who suddenly becomes a widow and her fight for independence from the men who would wish to control her. These included her son in law, an Indian neighbor and a lawyer. Each one, in his own way, tries to either control or protect and the widow is not having any of that. Well written with a real feel for colonial times in New England.
