{"product_id":"books-bonny-read-by-julie-walker","title":"Bonny \u0026 Read","description":"The stunning new feminist retelling of the real-life female pirates of the Caribbean   *One of The Times' Best Historical Fiction Novels of August*   'This swashbuckling debut is great fun' THE TIMES  'Wonderfully drawn characters and a terrific pace' JESS KIDD, bestselling author of THE NIGHT SHIP  ''A poignant depiction of true female friendship, and a really good adventure story, beautifully told' FRANCES QUINN, author of THE SMALLEST MAN   'A cracking read. . . Fascinating, complex characters and a real page-turner!' LIZ HYDER, author of THE GIFTS   'Bonny and Read has it all.  Adventure, atmosphere, sizzling suspense and unforgettable characters. Such a brilliant debut!' SD SYKES, author of THE GOOD DEATH  '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' ANITA FRANK, author of THE LOST ONES  'What a debut! A fabulous, dangerous sea-shanty of a story'  KATIE MUNNIK, author of THE AERIALISTS  'A wonderful story, so beautifully told and absolutely gripping to the very end' EMMA CARROLL  'Walker's book is a warm and wonderful tribute to these timeless women, with intriguing detail of the period and the pirate life.'  LISA REDMOND, Historical Novel Society   ***  Rebels. Pirates. Women.   Caribbean, 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.  Plantation 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.  As 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...  An 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":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53508605870353,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781529395723.jpg?v=1778150411","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-bonny-read-by-julie-walker","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}