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The Widow's War: A Novel
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The Widow's War: A Novel Paperback - 2007

by Gunning, Sally Cabot

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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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  • Title The Widow's War: A Novel
  • Author Gunning, Sally Cabot
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition UsedGood
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher William Morrow & Company, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Date 2007-01-30
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 31UF1U001QM0_ns
  • ISBN 9780060791582 / 0060791586
  • Weight 0.62 lbs (0.28 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.98 x 5.36 x 0.81 in (20.27 x 13.61 x 2.06 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: New England
    • Geographic Orientation: Massachusetts
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Psychological fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005047939
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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First line

Lyddie Berry heard the clatter of the geese and knew something was coming-Cousin Betsey, Grandson Nate, another wolf, or, knowing those fool birds, a good gust of wind-but when she heard the door snap hard against the clapboards she discounted all four of them; she whirled with the wind already in her skirts to see the Indian, Sam Cowett, just ducking beneath the lintel.

From the rear cover

Married 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.

Includes the fascinating "story behind the story" of The Widow's War, a map of colonial Brewster, and a driving tour of the village of Satucket.

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