Daughters of Nantucket

“Set against the backdrop of The Great Fire of 1846, three women from very different worlds must risk everything and transcend their differences in order to save those they love the most. With meticulous research and elegant prose, Julie Gerstenblatt shines a light on a little-known historical event, while telling a memorable story of friendship and courage.”

—Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris

“Written with heart and affection for the island and its people, this novel is for readers who long for home and the stories that make history.”

—Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Good Left Undone

“Brings Nantucket’s whaling days to compelling, breath-taking, life. Artfully weaves modern issues and challenges in this gorgeously written novel, leaving us wiser and more optimistic for our own times.”

—Nancy Thayer, bestselling author of Summer Love and Surfside Sisters

“Explores the social, political, and personal concerns of three diverse and complicated women, each of whom is irrevocably altered in the wake of this infamous disaster.”

—Lynda Cohen Loigman, bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters

“Full of richly detailed history and also the spark and brilliance of Gerstenblatt’s imagination, this is a novel that’s so alive, every page gives off rare heat.”

—Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of With or Without You