an unremarkable and uninteresting book.

i could never understand why this woman felt such anger in the face of her husband's acusation of infidelity when she, indeed, pinned for this other fellow and was deeply attached to him emotionally.
so off they go, mother and child, to sea where the husband can keep an eye on them. in port, she chances to sightsee on her own, and we could all see it coming that she would - ridiculously - run into her old friend (insert incredulous snort here).

lots of research there - nautical terms, weavils in the hard tack, mutiny, pirates, the death knell of wooden ships - but this is only appreciated if the reader has an interest. which i guess, i don't.