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Description for Pirates!
Paperback. Clean copy.
When two young women meet under extraordinary circumstances in eighteenth century West Indies they are unified in their desire to escape their oppressive lives. The first is a slave, forced to work in a plantation mansion and subjected to terrible cruelty at the hands of the plantation manager. The second is a spirited and rebellious English girl, sent to the West Indies to marry well and combine the wealth of two respectable families. But Fate ensures that one night the two young women have to save each other and run away to a life no less dangerous but certainly a ... Read more
When two young women meet under extraordinary circumstances in eighteenth century West Indies they are unified in their desire to escape their oppressive lives. The first is a slave, forced to work in a plantation mansion and subjected to terrible cruelty at the hands of the plantation manager. The second is a spirited and rebellious English girl, sent to the West Indies to marry well and combine the wealth of two respectable families. But Fate ensures that one night the two young women have to save each other and run away to a life no less dangerous but certainly a ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747564690
SKU
KEX0216228
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Celia Rees
Celia Rees lives in Leamington Spa with her husband. This is Celia's third book for Bloomsbury and confirms her place as one of Britain's leading writers for teenagers. Celia's previous books with Bloomsbury - Witch Child, shortlisted for the Guardian book award - and Sorceress, have sold over 175,000 copies in the UK and are translated into 15 languages.
Reviews for Pirates!
This is as swashbuckling a yarn as anyone could wish for.' Adele Geras, The Guardian this is by far the best read this autumn. Give this to your children to read and the words will create vividly coloured pictures in their mind Dina Rabinovitch, The Guardian 'Well-known for her ability to write gripping stories featuring strong, intelligent female ... Read more