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"The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine" follows the misadventures of two middle-aged women, Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine, who find themselves shipwrecked on a deserted island along with a young girl named Edna. The novel begins with the trio's unlikely journey aboard the "Kittiwake," a small sailing vessel bound for California.As the ship encounters a series of mishaps and storms, Mrs. Lecks, Mrs. Aleshine, and Edna, along with several other passengers, are forced to abandon ship and take refuge on a nearby island. Stranded with limited provisions and no means of communication, the group must rely on their wits and resourcefulness to survive.