"I was spellbound by this novel, which takes the reader on a remarkable journey, touching upon the innermost thoughts of the crew and passengers of the clipper ship Stargazer, from the beautiful stowaway to the kindly captain to the lowest of deckhands. Filled with tension, excitement, and brilliant plot twists, the story moves at a breakneck pace against the backdrop of Gerstenblatt's meticulous research. Luminous." --Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Queen "Julie Gerstenblatt's extraordinary new novel, The Stargazer of Nantucket, held me spellbound. Her tale of a young woman and her mother traveling on a merchant clipper ship from Nantucket to China in the 1800s is both intimate and worldly, brilliant with love, loss, humor, and pirates, too. Julie Gerstenblatt is our female James Michener, our American Ken Follett, and I can't wait to see what she does next." --Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of Summer Light on Nantucket "A starry-eyed and gripping ocean adventure about a young Nantucket woman who must prove herself to her doubting father, The Stargazer of Nantucket is a sweeping story of love, fortune and how far we'll travel to discover who we're meant to be. An absolute delight!" --Brooke Lea Foster, author of Our Last Vineyard Summer.