Janelle C. (jscrappy) reviewed on 9/25/2007 + 59 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 5

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.

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