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Hannah Rose (Ahab's Legacy)
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Captain Ahab has become the victim of his own mad pursuit of the great white whale. Hannah, his widow and her son, Timothy, seek to distance themselves from the Ahab name by planning a trip to Europe. But during a visit to friends in Boston, Hannah encounters some prospective love interests and finds she must first search her heart regarding some important life issues, not the least of which is slavery. As she watches dedicated friends share their faith with sailors in the port city, she is challenged by how she will share her faith with others. Hannah's journey reveals the unexpected ways that God fulfills His plans for us beyond our own plans and desires.
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Pages 320
Dimensions: Length: 7.8" Width: 5.2" Height: 1"
Weight: 0.65 lbs.
Release Date Dec 8, 2004
Publisher River Oak
ISBN 1589190408
EAN 9781589190405
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 | One of Those Odd Literary Coincidences, Part 2 Mar 15, 2008 |
In one of those odd literary coincidences two Moby Dick fans simultaneously got the bright idea of writing fictional accounts about Ahab's wife, but while Sena Jeter Naslund was writing for publication, Louise M. Gouge was writing her dissertation novel, not really expecting to ever publish it. (One assumes that the critical and commercial success of Naslund's Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-gazer: A Novel lead Gouge's editor and agent to push her into polishing it up for publication as her third book.) What resulted was the Ahab's Legacy trilogy, of which this is the second volume.
You might think it unfair to compare the two, and you'd be right but for the wrong reasons. Naslund's Everyone Loves Una; Or, The Navel-Gazer: A Mary Sue, as I call it, is one of the worst books I've ever forced myself to finish. In contrast the Ahab's Legacy trilogy was a pleasure to read.
Similarities abound, both authors having decided that an unconventional girl was needed to win old Ahab's heart, but profound differences exist that make for interesting comparison and contrast. Thus, while Una is a laughably absurd prodigy, Hannah is simply a woman slightly ahead of her time due to an unconventional upbringing as the doted on only child of a devoted widower. While Una basks in the worship of mid-nineteenth century New England's thoughtful elites, Hannah reads their books, attends their lectures, and finds her thinking profoundly influenced by them. While Una leaps into the anti-slavery cause, along with every other trendy cause, without a moment's hesitation, Hannah agonizes for half the book over whether a widow with a small child dares to actively assist the Underground Railroad, despite her growing conviction of slavery's evil. Compared to unintentionally hilarious Una, Hannah comes across as only slightly more modern than everyone else, an all too human figure.
This second volume is about her attempts to cope with the aftermath of his death and raise their son alone.
Note: Louise M. Gouge is a devout Christian, and Christian themes are explored throughout the novels so if Christianity gives you a rash, you have been warned. However, to her credit, Gouge does little preaching and never gets preachy.
The first book of the trilogy is Ahab's Bride, and the final book of the trilogy is Son of Perdition. | | | | Second in a gripping trilogy . . . May 12, 2006 |
HANNAH ROSE
In Hannah Rose, the sequel to Ahab's Bride, Louise Gouge re-creates the world of pre-Civil War Boston. Widowed Hannah Ahab, under the family name of Jacobs, seeks peace and protection for herself and her small son, Timothy, from the rumors of dead Captain Ahab's madness and evil. There she faces a choice between helping run away slaves or living a life of self-centered elegance. This choice is reflected by two men in her life. She becomes reacquainted with selfless, kind-hearted Captain Lazarus and introduced to the attentions of handsome, swashbuckling Captain Dashwood. Though Hannah Rose begins at a slightly slower pace than Ahab's Bride, it nevertheless delivers romance, intrigue and a fascinating historical picture of pre-Civil War Boston.
| | |  | Great read! Feb 4, 2006 |
| HANNAH ROSE has it all--romance, drama, political issues (slavery), spiritual internal conflict, and a mother's desire to protect her child...sometimes from himself. Louise does a wonderful job of creating a time and place and transporting the reader to that setting. I LIVED the story with the characters. Great read! | | | | Great Research-Well Written-Well Done! Sep 26, 2005 |
In book two of Ahab's Legacy, we once again meet Hannah Rose, widow of the notorious Captain Ahab. Left with a son to raise alone, Hannah has fled Nantucket and the bittersweet memories of her marriage to Ahab, and to protect her son from the angry people whose lives were destroyed by Ahab's insane rage against a white, rogue whale.
Hiding her true identity from all but a select few, Hannah leaves her refuge at her cousin's home in Indiana to visit dear friends in Boston, after which she and Timothy fulfill her life-long dream to travel - see the world.
But things don't turn out quite the way she planned. While in Boston, Hannah finds herself involved with the mission work conducted by Jeremiah Harris, a former suitor, and his wife Kerenhappuch, both now dear friends and steadfast Christians. The work severely challenges Hannah, who finds it both rewarding and conflicting. She had long since given up on prayer. It had availed her nothing when she trusted God to take care of Ahab. Now, she trusted only herself.
As she reluctantly takes on some work that Kerenhappuch can no longer handle, Hannah comes face to face with a life she never dreamed existed. She does things she never imagined she'd be willing to do, and finds a slow-dawning gratification through her efforts. Then her oldest and dearest friend gets Hannah involved with the Abolitionists and helping escaped slaves from the pre-Civil War South.
Her life becomes even more interesting when she meets two handsome and charming men, though their life-styles and attitudes are diametrically opposed: a dashing, naval captain and slave-owner from Virginia, and the strong, steadfast captain who knows who Hannah really is.
Tensions mount as her son Timothy gets older and shows more and more that he is Ahab's son. How can she protect him from his own inherited nature and the truth about his father? More importantly, will Hannah realize God's plans for her as she sees the deep faith and sacrifice of her friends? Can she learn to trust Him again?
HANNAH ROSE is one of those books that is close to impossible to put down. Rich with the history of nineteenth century Boston, you are skillfully drawn into the era and the lives of the people that lived during that time. This is good reading, great history and excellent writing. Louise Gouge has earned all the praise I can give this book. Highly recommended.
@2005, Peggy Phifer | | | | Historical enjoyment Sep 15, 2005 |
| Louise Gouge does an exellent job of combining history, romance and spirituality while tackling the tough issue of slavery. It is a thought provoking account of a single mom and the challenges she faces as she raises her young son, with the influences of two important men in her life, each on different sides of the issue. Louise keeps the reader wondering until the very end, if Hannah will choose one of the men, and if so, which one. She keeps you ready to get back for more. | | | Write your own review about Hannah Rose (Ahab's Legacy)
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