This treasure of a novel, a Newbery Honor Book,
is set on the island of Nantucket just before the War of 1812. Much
more than a tale of whaling ships and gentle Quaker eccentricities, it
is a tale of friendship-the kind most truly espoused by these 'plain'
folk, with all the struggle and complexity one should expect. Dionis
"Dencey" Coffyn is a mystery to her mother, Lydia, whose stern exterior
hides a heart that breaks every time her husband Captain Tom goes to
sea. Within a context of outward simplicity of living and inward
intricacy of relationship, Dencey matures from the little girl who, in
unquakerly violence of temper, throws a rock that wounds the town
outcast. She becomes a young woman ready to bear her part in life with
grace and courage. Downright Dencey is a probing portrayal of the power of love to overcome social barriers and religious strictures.
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