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Julie Gerstenblatt has shared the cover of her new novel exclusively with PEOPLE

The Stargazer of Nantucket follows a young woman on a high-seas voyage to China

The author calls the book, out next year, an "epic journey"

A young woman takes on the high seas in Julie Gerstenblatt’s thrilling new novel.

The Stargazer of Nantucket , set in 1851, follows Winifred “Winnie” Starbuck, an 18-year-old who wants nothing more than to leave Massachusetts and follow her parents on their merchant voyage to China. Her mother and father, Nell and Peter Starbuck, are trade captains, but have forbidden Winnie from joining them. Undeterred, Winnie hops onboard as a stowaway.

“ The Stargazer of Nantucket involves a broad cast of characters embarking on an epic journey,” Gerstenblatt

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