{"id":2,"date":"2022-05-23T03:08:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T17:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T22:15:27","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Launched August 2022<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MCW-full-cover-draft-only1024_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MCW-full-cover-draft-only1024_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MCW-full-cover-draft-only1024_1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MCW-full-cover-draft-only1024_1-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018\u2026 one of the most captivating, unusual and gripping pieces of historical fiction I\u2019ve read this year. From the very start I was swept up \u2026 If you are a fan of historical fiction from Isabel Allende, you are sure to love&nbsp;<em>Mr Carver\u2019s Whale<\/em>. Hughes has written a sumptuous and gripping novel, with a unique setting and storyline that sets it apart.\u2019<strong><em>&nbsp;Cheryl Akle,&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250321012412\/https:\/\/www.betterreading.com.au\/?s=Lyn+hughes\"><em><strong>B<\/strong>etter Reading Aug 2022<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018\u2026a vast and generous novel\u2026 Lyn Hughes\u2019s \u2026 characters [are] wonderfully poignant and whimsical\u2026 their rich inner lives are exquisitely rendered\u2026 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\u2019s tale. It is recommended for fans of&nbsp;<em>Captain Corelli\u2019s Mandolin<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>A Gentleman in Moscow<\/em>.\u2019&nbsp;<strong>Deborah Crabtree,<\/strong>&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250321012412\/https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BP-Review-MCW-7-June-2022.pdf\"><strong>Books+Publishing June 2022<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018\u2026. a historical romance steeped in the traditions of the Victorian novel and it\u2019s a love letter, too, to the genre-defying literary immensity of Melville\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Moby-Dick<\/em>\u2026.&nbsp;the book echoes, in flow and cadence (and the grandeur of its plot), the high tide of Victorian literature\u2026\u2019&nbsp;<strong>Cameron Woodhead&nbsp;<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250321012412\/https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/culture\/books\/the-spirit-of-survival-and-novels-from-around-the-world-what-to-read-20220916-p5bio6.html\"><em>Sydney Morning Herald Sept 2022&nbsp;<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launched August 2022 \u2018\u2026 one of the most captivating, unusual and gripping pieces of historical fiction I\u2019ve read this year. From the very start I was swept up \u2026 If you are a fan of historical fiction from Isabel Allende, you are sure to love&nbsp;Mr Carver\u2019s Whale. Hughes has written a sumptuous and gripping novel, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-large-header","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":801,"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lynhughes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}