The Truelove (Aubrey Maturin Series)

O'Brian, Patrick

ISBN 10: 0393310167 ISBN 13: 9780393310160

Verlag: W W NORTON & CO, 1993

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Book by OBrian Patrick

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The best historical novels ever written On every page Mr. O Brian reminds us with subtle artistry of the most important of all historical lessons: that times change but people don t, that the griefs and follies and victories of the men and women who were here before us are in fact the maps of our own lives. --Richard Snow"

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A British whaler has been captured by an ambitious chief in the sandwich islands at French instigation, and Captain Aubrey, R. N., Is dispatched with the Surprise to restore order. But stowed away in the cable-tier is an escaped female convict. To the officers, Clarissa Harvill is an object of awkward courtliness and dangerous jealousies. Aubrey himself is won over and indeed strongly attracted to this woman who will not speak of her past. But only Aubrey's friend, Dr. Stephen Maturin, can fathom Clarissa's secrets: her crime, her personality, and a clue identifying a highly placed English spy in the pay of Napoleon's intelligence service. In a thrilling finale, Patrick O'Brian delivers all the excitement his many readers expect: Aubrey and the crew of the Surprise impose a brutal pax Britannica upon the islanders in a pitched battle against a band of headhunting cannibals.

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• Verlag: W W NORTON & CO
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0393310167
• ISBN 13: 9780393310160
• Einband: Rústica
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304