The Whale: A Love Story

I was instantly intrigued by the premise of this book - the possibility that the brief but intense friendship of Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne while Melville was writing Moby Dick was romantic rather than platonic. I always enjoy books that bring to life the relationships between famous authors, but this one was particularly captivating due to its intensity of feeling. It would have been nice to have a bit more of Hawthorne's perspective in the narrative, but writing the story through Melville's eyes created more parallels to Moby Dick. All in all an entertaining piece of historical fiction that fans of the classic authors will enjoy.