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Set in mid-nineteenth-century Canada, The Sea Captain's Wife by Beth Powning follows Azuba Galloway as she marries sea captain Nathaniel Bradstock and initially remains ashore, longing for a life at sea. After a scandal forces Nathaniel to bring her and their daughter, Carrie, aboard his ship, Azuba navigates her roles as wife and mother amid the challenges and realities of maritime life, eventually maturing into a partner capable of facing the hardships of the sea.