A tale inspired by the life of Herman Melville finds the aging author's wife witnessing his descent into alcoholism and obscurity in the decades after the failure of "Moby Dick," a work of creative genius shaped by memories of youthful seafaring adventures.
- ISBN10 0385522770
- ISBN13 9780385522779
- Publish Date 19 November 2010 (first published 2 November 2010)
- Publish Status Remaindered
- Out of Print 1 October 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Doubleday Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 450
- Language English