Ship's Thieves by Sian Rees
James Porter, Cockney fingersmith, sailor, adventurer, convict and chancer, led a colourful life until he was transported to the wild outpost of Van Diemen's Land, modern day Tasmania, in 1823. Never one for rules, he consequently suffered the miserable conditions of the chain gang until, following one of his many audacious escapes, the cunningly resourceful Porter and nine other convicts hijacked a ship and crossed the South Pacific to Chile. There they enjoyed a year's blissful refuge until betrayal led to discovery and recapture. Tried for piracy and condemned to death in Tasmania, his sentence was commuted to exile by the British government and Porter was sent to rot on Norfolk Island where his story was buried until now. In the vein of her bestselling Floating Brothel, The Ship's Thieves is told in Rees' vividly evocative, superbly emotive prose which sets the reader adrift a salty tale of adventure on the high seas, and which is all the more enthralling for its flawless research and historical accuracy. Entertaining and accessible, Rees' fans will delight in this new gem.
Rees's strength as a writer lies.. in her astonishing eye for detail and her vivid and evocative reconstruction of physical suffering' Guardian '... a miracle of compressed intelligence.' The Times
Sian Rees, author of the bestselling Floating Brothel, has a degree in Modern History from Oxford and has lived in Australia, India, Italy and Spain. She now resides in Hastings.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845131401 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845131401 |
| Title | Ship's Thieves |
| Author | Sian Rees |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2006-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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