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“Half history, half imagination, this intimate look into the household and heart of Herman Melville is a quick, compulsive read.” Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times bestselling author
“Beauregard has captured the true hide and grit of that God- and nature-haunted nineteenth-century mind in all its rough, baroque, oddly tender poetry.” Washington Post
“With scholarly precision, Beauregard assembles a world and constellation of characters out of painstaking and minute details.” Harvard Review
“Takes readers into the personal lives of these men and makes them come alive beyond their own literary works.” Historical Novel Society
“Not only an inventive, fictional take on the deeply felt relationship between the two writers but also a sharp examination of the very real struggles Melville faced creatively and financially.” Booklist (starred review)
“The real tension and treat here is watching how a distraught, impecunious romantic finds a way to set aside all distractions in pursuit of his artistic grail.” Kirkus Reviews
“The circumstances that inspired the classic Moby-Dick by Herman Melville are made wonderfully accessible in this audiobook…[with] Lloyd James’ lively narration…The energy that James projects takes what some may see as a dusty subject and makes it contemporary and intriguing regardless of one’s knowledge of the original novel. James’s strength lies in conversation; he has the skill to create distinct personalities through his development of character voices, accents, tones, and timing…This story is both educational and engaging.” AudioFile