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The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye
An epic historical novel of love, revenge and piracy on the high seas
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‘Packed full of action, excitement, peril and romance on the high seas, this is the sapphic pirate book of my dreams’ SARAH UNDERWOOD, author of Lies We Sing to the Sea ‘Thrilling, heart-pounding adventure meets thoughtful feminist history... a rare and special tale’ VAISHNAVI PATEL, author...
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The Confessions of Frannie Langton meets The Ghost Ship in this epic tale of adventure and forbidden love that reimagines one of the first purported female pirates.
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‘Packed full of action, excitement, peril and romance on the high seas, this is the sapphic pirate book of my dreams’ SARAH UNDERWOOD, author of Lies We Sing to the Sea
‘Thrilling, heart-pounding adventure meets thoughtful feminist history... a rare and special tale’ VAISHNAVI PATEL, author of Kaikeyi
‘I flew through the pages as if my ability to breathe depended on it... This book has stolen my heart!’ The Debut Digest
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1656, Saint-Domingue. In the dark confines of a cell, a prisoner is waiting. Soon the hangman will call her name. Jacquotte Delahaye. A name which has struck fear into even the mightiest of empires. For Jacquotte is no ordinary prisoner: she is a pirate.
Fierce. Legendary. Deadly.
As the hangman prepares the noose, Jacquotte's story is told, charting her humble origins from the island of Hispaniola to the deck of a fearsome pirate ship. There, against all odds, she swiftly rises through the ranks, travelling across the Caribbean, facing duels across land and sea, and savouring tender moments stolen in the night.
With the sun rising, can Jacquotte fight her way to freedom and find the woman she loves? Or will she die a legend?
__________________________________________Following one of the first purported female pirates to sail the Caribbean in the seventeenth century, this is a sweeping tale of adventure and buccaneering - and the forbidden love story that will shape the course of history. The perfect read for fans of The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse and The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins.
‘A high-stakes, gripping adventure full of heart-pounding duels and bonds that run deeper than blood... will stay with readers long after the final page’ LILLIE LAINOFF, author of One for All ‘Unforgettable female characters, breathless adventure and passion a-plenty’ JULIE WALKER, author of Bonny & Read ‘Empowering. Uplifting. Illuminating. A tour de force of storytelling!’ MENNA VAN PRAAG, author of The Sisters Grimm ‘Gritty, exciting, and tender’ KATHERINE BEUTNER, author of KillinglyBook Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780349439716
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 May 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Piatkus Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 260g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Briony Cameron is a queer, disabled writer based in Cardiff. Her father was of Caribbean, Panamanian and Cuban heritage and her mother is of English and Welsh heritage. She studied English and Creative Writing at University, graduating in 2020. She has a keen love of history that began with her first reading of The Three Musketeers as a child. She has been writing since she could pick up a pencil, first emulating the comic books her dad raised her on before moving on to novels. In 2020 her short story The Nantes Affair was longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association's Short Story Competition, and her debut novel was longlisted that same year for the Penguin WriteNow Competition, and in 2021 it was shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Prize. Alongside writing, she is an avid knitter and she loves to play videogames and spend time with her dog, Keanu.
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