![]() I won’t give too much away other than to hint that Nancy finds herself bound by chance and friendship to her slave, Minerva Sharpe, and the two defy female expectations, transforming into pirates.īefore you roll your eyes at another women-disguised-as-men themed pirate novel, I’m here to convince you that there’s a special something about Celia Rees’ brand of nautical adventure that raises this book one step above your average bodice-ripper. ![]() Nancy thought her life was mapped out until her father’s untimely death changed everything… ![]() The only daughter of a wealthy sugar merchant and slave trader, sixteen year old Nancy Kington grew up on the Bristol docks watching her father’s merchant fleet sail away to uncharted waters. After a while, the overwhelming number of “arghs!” leads me to “eh” and I’ll cast off the novel to the land of abandoned books.ġ724. Pirate novels are a problematic subject matter and you are always in danger of treading into campy waters. Pirates!by Celia Rees rightfully deserves the exclamation in the title it thrills, it chills, it reads like speed on the high seas.įor as long as I can remember, I’ve been on a quest to read the perfect pirate novel. ![]() ![]() At last, a pirate novel I can get on board with! ![]()
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