Pirates! - Softcover

Rees, Celia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747564698 ISBN 13: 9780747564690

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2004

Synopsis

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 lot more free. As pirates they roam the seas, fight pitched battles against their foes and become embroiled in many a heart-quickening adventure. Written in brilliant and sparkling first-person narrative, this is a wonderful novel in which Celia Rees has brought the past vividly and intimately to life.

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747564698
• ISBN 13: 9780747564690
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384