Fish Out of Water

From Seattle Socialite to Commercial Fisherwoman--Hazel Stone's Fishing Diaries from 1940s Alaska. She had never fished a day in her life, but newly married Hazel Stone and her equally inexperienced husband, Carl, headed off on the adventure of a lifetime--to earn a living fishing in Alaska. Accustomed to the easy life of a socialite in Seattle, Hazel adapted with amazing resilience to the harsh conditions, mentioning only in passing such extremes of her situation as cooking with icicles hanging in the galley, gutting and cleaning hundreds of fish, and endless rain. Oh, and her husband seems to drink quite a bit, too. Hazel's niece, author Arlene Lochridge, interweaves fascinating insights and adds historical perspective, including the effects of World War II.