Launched August 2022
‘… one of the most captivating, unusual and gripping pieces of historical fiction I’ve read this year. From the very start I was swept up … If you are a fan of historical fiction from Isabel Allende, you are sure to love Mr Carver’s Whale. Hughes has written a sumptuous and gripping novel, with a unique setting and storyline that sets it apart.’ Cheryl Akle, Better Reading Aug 2022
‘…a vast and generous novel… Lyn Hughes’s … characters [are] wonderfully poignant and whimsical… their rich inner lives are exquisitely rendered… Unsurprisingly, the echo of Moby-Dick is prevalent through the narrative, the ever-present whale as mysterious and majestic here as it was in Melville’s tale. It is recommended for fans of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and A Gentleman in Moscow.’ Deborah Crabtree, Books+Publishing June 2022
‘…. a historical romance steeped in the traditions of the Victorian novel and it’s a love letter, too, to the genre-defying literary immensity of Melville’s Moby-Dick…. the book echoes, in flow and cadence (and the grandeur of its plot), the high tide of Victorian literature…’ Cameron Woodhead , Sydney Morning Herald Sept 2022