Seeing France with Uncle John

The voyage to France has barely begun when Uncle John watches his trunk tumble into the ship’s hold—and swears for an hour. In her letters home, Yvonne records a crossing where every broken lock, misplaced chair, and friendly conversation may become a scandal.

Bound for Havre, Yvonne and her companions spend day after day at sea under Uncle John’s watchful eye. He has an opinion about every passenger and suspects every man who speaks to a woman of falling in love; meanwhile, Yvonne wishes Lee had come along and wonders what her uncle thinks of him. As storms, mishaps, and misunderstandings keep the ship in uproar, Uncle John’s ideas of propriety threaten to make the voyage longer than the slow steamer’s schedule. What will happen when this suspicious chaperone and his party finally reach France?

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