Loving someone, in a time of war and divided loyalties, can be the greatest risk of all. Ordered home by despatch vessel, Captain Jack Aubrey and ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin have been tasked with bringing the news of the latest victory in the war with America back to the government in Britain. But Maturin is a marked man for the havoc he has wrought upon the French intelligence network in the New World, and the attentions of two privateers who pursue their ship soon become menacing. In ...
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Loving someone, in a time of war and divided loyalties, can be the greatest risk of all. Ordered home by despatch vessel, Captain Jack Aubrey and ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin have been tasked with bringing the news of the latest victory in the war with America back to the government in Britain. But Maturin is a marked man for the havoc he has wrought upon the French intelligence network in the New World, and the attentions of two privateers who pursue their ship soon become menacing. In this man's world of seamanship and war, will a dangerous but fascinating woman redress the balance? 'I have no particular interest in the sailing or fighting of square-rigged ships, but I've never been so attached to any fictional characters in my life.' MAILE MELOY 'A swelling tide of intrigue and adventure in the best tradition.' Guardian
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Very good. 1st UK Edition. 315pp. Octavo. Original deep red cloth with gilt lettering on spine; light bumping to extremities. Small stain on each of the boards. Previous owners name on front free endpaper. Clean, tight text block with only a small stain to long outer edge and some light wear to some places on the outer edges. In dust jacket, price clipped. The jacket has some light wear and yellowing to outer edges, else is very nice. A lovely copy. very good The 7th book in the Aubrey? aturin series of novels, written by O'Brian, a celebrated English Author. The novels are set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centred on the friendship of English naval captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish? atalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th-century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language.