A tale of love and adventure from the internationally bestselling author of Rebecca.
'She wrote exciting plots . . . a writer of fearless originality' GUARDIAN
'One of the last century's most original literary talents' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'A pure, exhilarating adventure story - a swashbuckling tale of exquisite danger and tangled love' JULIE MYERSON
The Restoration Court knows Lady Dona St Columb to be ripe for any folly, any outrage that will alter the tedium of her days. But there is another, secret Dona who longs for a life of honest love - and sweetness, even if it is spiced with danger.
It is this Dona who flees the stews of London for remote Navron, looking for peace of mind amid its solitary woods and hidden creeks. She finds there the passion her spirit craves - in the love of a daring pirate hunted by all Cornwall, a Frenchman who, like Dona, would gamble his life for a moment's joy.
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9781844088782
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 400 g
Dimensions: 200 x 132 x 24 mm
She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality - Guardian
Du Maurier is a storyteller whose sole aim is to bewitch and beguile - New York Times
A pure, exhilarating adventure story - a swashbuckling tale of exquisite danger and tangled love . . . a tale of emotional and sexual awakening, of loss and risk . . . sophisticated in its exploration of the human heart
One of the last century's most original literary talents - Daily Telegraph
A storyteller of cunning and genius
A heroine who is bound to make thousands of friends - Sunday Times
I received a copy of this book from the publishers and this is my honest opinion of the book.
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