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Saltblood
An epic historical fiction debut inspired by real life female pirates
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'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...
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'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
JAMES OSWALD, author of the βInspector McLeanβ series
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 decision: Mary will become Mark, and Ma will continue to collect his inheritance money.
Maryβs dual existence will take her to a grand house where sheβll serve a French mistress; to the navy where sheβll learn who to trust, and how to navigate by the stars; to the army and the battlegrounds of Flanders, following her one true friend; and finding love among the bloodshed and mud. But none of this will stop her yearning for the seaβ¦
Drawn back to the water, Mary must reinvent herself yet again, for a woman aboard a ship is a dangerous thing. This time Mary will become something more dangerous than a woman. She will become a pirateβ¦
Breathing life into the Golden Age of Piracy, Saltblood is a wild adventure, a treasure trove, weaving an intoxicating tale of gender and survival, passion and loss, journeys and transformation, through the story of Mary Read, one of historyβs most remarkable figures.
'A wonderful tale and so exquisitely told ... Master and Commander meets Thelma and Louise'JAMES OSWALD, author of the βInspector McLeanβ series
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781526661326
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 April 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 450g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Francesca de Tores is a novelist, poet, and academic. She is the author of four novels, published in more than 20 languages, with film rights optioned by DreamWorks. In addition to a collection of poems, her poetry is widely published in journals and anthologies. Saltblood is her first historical novel. She grew up in Lutruwita/Tasmania and, after fifteen years in England, is now living in Naarm/Melbourne.
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