{"product_id":"saltblood","title":"Saltblood","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'A ravishing picaresque told with fireworks, finesse and gusto' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePAUL LYNCH, author of \u003ci\u003eProphet Song\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'A gripping tale of one woman's extraordinary adventures ... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaltblood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a triumph of the imagination' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eELODIE HARPER, author of 'The Wolf Den' trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMary’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…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawn 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…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBreathing life into the Golden Age of Piracy, \u003ci\u003eSaltblood\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful tale and so exquisitely told ... \u003ci\u003eMaster and Commander\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThelma and Louise'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJAMES OSWALD, author of the ‘Inspector McLean’ series\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45706829725932,"sku":"9781526661326","price":22.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781526661326_e277e981-fcd8-4dea-a555-3794ef3ac02c.jpg?v=1732058987","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/saltblood","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}