Francesca De Tores

'A ravishing picaresque told with fireworks, finesse and gusto' PAUL LYNCH, author of Prophet Song 'A gripping tale of one woman's extraordinary adventures ... Saltblood is a triumph of the imagination' ELODIE HARPER, author of 'The Wolf Den' trilogy In a rented room outside Plymouth in 1685, a daughter is born as her half-brother is dying. Her mother makes a...

WINNER OF THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE 'A gripping tale of one woman's extraordinary adventures ... Saltblood is a triumph of the imagination' - ELODIE HARPER, author of 'The Wolf Den' trilogy 'A ravishing picaresque told with fireworks, finesse and gusto' - PAUL LYNCH, author of Prophet Song 'A well crafted, salty, old-fashioned adventure about identity and freedom' -...

WINNER OF THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING GOOD BOOKS READER FAVOURITE 'A gripping tale of one woman's extraordinary adventures ... Saltblood is a triumph of the imagination' — ELODIE HARPER, author of 'The Wolf Den' trilogy 'A ravishing picaresque told with fireworks, finesse and gusto' — PAUL LYNCH, author of Prophet Song 'A well crafted, salty,...

How big must a man’s folly be, that it can cost him the whole of his life? As big as a ship; as big as an island. 1704: Alexander Selkirk, navigator of a buccaneering ship in the South Pacific Ocean, is abandoned by his crew on a deserted island. An intelligent yet disagreeable man, he surely only has himself to...