The Whale: A Love Story
A rich and captivating novel set amid the witty, high-spirited literary society of 1850s New England, offering a new window on Herman Melvilleas emotionally charged relationship with Nathaniel Hawthorne and how it transformed his masterpiece, Moby-Dick In the summer of 1850, Herman Melville finds himself hounded by creditors and afraid his writing career might be coming to an endahis last three novels have been commercial failures and the critics have turned against him. In despair, Melville takes his family for a vacation to his cousinas farm in the Berkshires, where he meets Nathaniel Hawthorne at a picnicaand his life turns upside down. The Whale chronicles the fervent love affair that grows out of that serendipitous afternoon. Already in debt, Melville recklessly borrows money to purchase a local farm in order to remain near Hawthorne, his newfound muse. The two develop a deep connection marked by tensions and estrangements, and feelings both shared and suppressed. Melville dedicated Moby-Dick to Hawthorne, and Mark Beauregardas novel fills in the story behind that dedication with historical accuracy and exquisite emotional precision, reflecting his nuanced reading of the real letters and journals of Melville, Hawthorne, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and others. An exuberant tale of longing and passion, The Whale captures not only a transformative relationshipalong the subject of speculationabetween two of our most enduring authors, but also their exhilarating moment in history, when a community of high-spirited and ambitious writers was creating truly American literature for the first time.... ears, with harmonies so rich and sonorous, that he knew the angels themselves were singing the hosannas of his love for Hawthorne, and he heard a thousand sprites take up the tune and relay it through the woods and thickets to Lenox.
| Title | : | The Whale: A Love Story |
| Author | : | Mark Beauregard |
| Publisher | : | Penguin - 2016-06-14 |
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