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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 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.
Mary's dual existence will take her to a grand house where she'll serve a French mistress; to the navy where she'll 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 sea -

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 pirate -
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 history's most remarkable figures.
'A wonderful tale and so exquisitely told ... Master and Commander meets Thelma and Louise'
JAMES OSWALD, author of the 'Inspector McLean' series
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Published:

May 2024

Format

Paperback

Publisher

Bloomsbury

ISBN:

9781526661326

 



'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 decision- Mary will become Mark, and Ma will continue to collect his inheritance money.
Mary's dual existence will take her to a grand house where she'll serve a French mistress; to the navy where she'll 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 sea -

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 pirate -
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 history's most remarkable figures.


'A wonderful tale and so exquisitely told ... Master and Commander meets Thelma and Louise'
JAMES OSWALD, author of the 'Inspector McLean' series
$37.00

A stunning fictional account of the life of the very real Mary Read, one of the two (known) female pirates who sailed the seas in the 1700's. Francesca De Tores beautifully weaves Mary's story -from being raised as her half-brother, to the navy, the army, stepping out into the world as a woman, returning to the sea, and finally her life of piracy. This compelling book about identity and the things that shape and become us will leave you with the smell of sea salt and a yearning for the ocean.

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