Beth Powning (Boeken)

Beth Powning Boeken

Beth Powning wordt geprezen om haar lyrische, krachtige proza en de diepe emotionele eerlijkheid die in haar verhalen is verweven. Haar werk duikt in de complexiteit van menselijke verbindingen en het innerlijke leven van haar personages, en oogst lof voor haar literaire verdienste en inzichtelijke perspectief. Powning is een meesterlijke verteller, die meeslepende werelden creëert die diep resoneren bij lezers en tot nadenken stemmen.

The Sea Captain's Wife

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14 uur lezen

3,9(1803)Tarief

Azuba Galloway marries Nathaniel Bradstock, a veteran sea captain, and she believes she will sail at his side.When she becomes pregnant she is forced to stay behind and suffers from lonliness of living without her husband. When Azuba becomes embroiled in scandal, Nathaniel is forced to take her and their daughter, Carrie, aboard his ship. Their voyage to London is ill-fated, beset with ferocious storms and unforeseen obstacles that test Azuba's compassion, courage, and love. Alone in a male world, surrounded by the splendour and the terror of the open seas, she must face her fears and fight to keep her family together.