The Homecoming

The Homecoming is an award-winning novel that delves into the life of Elizabeth, the wife of eighteenth-century explorer Captain James Cook. Despite spending twelve years of marriage away from her husband, Elizabeth is a strong and independent woman who manages the house, raises their children, and faces sorrow alone. As she prepares for his return, she questions whether her private life will distract her from her role in aiding his grand ambitions. The novel is a psychological portrait of an independent woman ahead of her time and is as revelatory as James Cook's exploration of distant frontiers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 01 April 2022
Publisher: Amazon Publishing

An internationally bestselling, award-winning novel that delves deep into the passions, losses, and reveries of the wife of eighteenth-century explorer Captain James Cook. After twelve years of marriage to English explorer James Cook, Elizabeth has yet to spend an entire year with her husband. In their house by the Thames, she adapts to the rhythms of her life as a society wife, but there is much more to her than meets the eye. She possesses the fortitude to manage the house and garden, raise their children, and face unbearable sorrow alone—in fact, she is sometimes in thrall to her own independence. As she prepares for another homecoming, Elizabeth eagerly anticipates James's triumphant return and the work she will undertake reading and editing his voluminous journals. However, will the private life she has been leading in his absence distract her from her role in aiding her husband's grand ambitions? Can James find the compassion to support her as their family faces unimaginable loss, or must she endure life alone as he sails off toward another adventure?

An intimate and sharply observed novel, "The Homecoming" is as revelatory as James Cook's exploration of distant frontiers and as richly rewarding as Elizabeth's love for her family. With courage and strength, through recollection and imagination, author Anna Enquist brilliantly narrates Elizabeth's compelling record of her life, painting a psychological portrait of an independent woman ahead of her time and closely acquainted with history.

Weight: 492g
Dimension: 217 x 150 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781542025447