Phoebe's Light

Phoebe Starbuck has always adjusted her sails and rudder to the whims of her father. Now, for the first time, she's doing what she wants to do: marrying Captain Phineas Foulger and sailing far away from Nantucket. As she leaves on her grand adventure, her father gives her two gifts, both of which Phoebe sees little need for. The first is an old sheepskin journal from Great Mary, her highly revered great-grandmother. The other is a "minder" on the whaling ship in the form of cooper Matthew Macy, a man whom she loathes.

Soon Phoebe discovers that life at sea is no easier than life on land. Lonely, seasick, and disillusioned, she turns the pages of Great Mary's journal and finds herself drawn into the life of this noble woman. To Phoebe's shock, her great-grandmother has left a secret behind that carries repercussions for everyone aboard the ship, especially her husband the captain and her shadow the cooper. This story within a story catapults Phoebe into seeing her life in an entirely new way--just in time.

In this brand-new series, bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher brings her signature twists and turns to bear on a fascinating new faith community: the Quakers of colonial-era Nantucket Island.

Phoebe's Light shows the severe persecution the Quakers endured when they first came to Massachusetts. The book follows a young Quaker woman named Phoebe, back in the mid 1700's on Nantucket Island. I love the history of the whaling ships and the Quakers. Suzanne Woods Fisher has definitely brought to light the fierce differences between the Quakers and the Anabaptists. The story is actually two stories in one, one being set in 1658, and the other being set in 1767.  Set in the 1700’s following the life of Phoebe and 1600’s by a journal following the life of Mary Coffin. 

 Phoebe’s Light is the first in the Nantucket Legacy series. I can hardly wait for book two in the series to release in July, Minding the Light.  I highly recommend Phoebe's Light. History lovers will love it, but so will those who aren't the average history buff.

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