A distant harbour
Blair, Jessica, 1923-2010
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A story of seafaring men and the women who love them, by the author of 'The Red Shawl'. Captain David Fernley has made and lost a fortune in the whaling trade, fishing the frozen Arctic wastes from the Yorkshire port of Whitby. Then his erring wife and best friend die in an accident at sea.
Main title:
A distant harbour / Jessica Blair.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Piatkus, 2010.
Collation:
436 p. ; 18 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 1993.
ISBN:
9780751545319 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.914Fiction
Language:
English
Subject:
Ship captains -- England -- Whitby -- FictionWhaling -- England -- Whitby -- History -- 19th century -- FictionMarine accidents -- England -- Whitby -- FictionBereavement -- FictionWives -- Death -- FictionWhitby (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- FictionHistorical fictionHistorical
BRN:
1585371