{"product_id":"bonny-read-julie-walker-9781529395723","title":"Bonny \u0026 Read","description":"The stunning new feminist retelling of the real-life female pirates of the Caribbean \n*One of The Times' Best Historical Fiction Novels of August* \n'This swashbuckling debut is great fun'\nTHE TIMES\n'Wonderfully drawn characters and a terrific pace'\nJESS KIDD, bestselling author of THE NIGHT SHIP\n''A poignant depiction of true female friendship, and a really good adventure story, beautifully told'\nFRANCES QUINN, author of THE SMALLEST MAN \n'A cracking read. . . Fascinating, complex characters and a real page-turner!'\nLIZ HYDER, author of THE GIFTS \n'Bonny and Read has it all. Adventure, atmosphere, sizzling suspense and unforgettable characters. Such a brilliant debut!'\nSD SYKES, author of THE GOOD DEATH\n'A deftly told tale of the complexities of friendship, female identity \u0026amp; freedom, featuring two remarkable women determined to define their own destinies . . . the pages turn themselves'\nANITA FRANK, author of THE LOST ONES\n'What a debut! A fabulous, dangerous sea-shanty of a story' \nKATIE MUNNIK, author of THE AERIALISTS\n'A wonderful story, so beautifully told and absolutely gripping to the very end'\nEMMA CARROLL\n'Walker's book is a warm and wonderful tribute to these timeless women, with intriguing detail of the period and the pirate life.' \nLISA REDMOND, Historical Novel Society\n***\nRebels. Pirates. Women. \nCaribbean, 1720. Two extraordinary women are on the run - from their pasts, from the British Navy and the threat of execution, and from the destiny that fate has written for them.\nPlantation owner's daughter, runaway wife, pirate - Anne Bonny has forged her own story in a man's world. But when she is involved in the capture of a British merchant ship, she is amazed to find another woman amongst the crew, with a history as unconventional as her own. Dressed as a boy from childhood, Mary Read has been a soldier, a sailor, a widow - but never a woman in charge of her own destiny.\nAs their exhilarating, tumultuous exploits find fame, the ballad of Bonny and Read is sung from shore to shore - but when you swim against the tide of history, freedom is a dangerous thing...\nAn exuberant reimagining of the extraordinary story of Bonny \u0026amp; Read - trailblazing, boundary-defying, swashbuckling heroines whose story deserves to be known. Perfect for fans of Ariadne, The Mercies and The Familiars.","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50305177977120,"sku":"9781529395723","price":8.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781529395723.jpg?v=1768243402","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/bonny-read-julie-walker-9781529395723","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}