Pirates! (Taschenbuch) von Celia Rees   Rezensionen: Nancy Kington, a wealthy merchant?s daughter living in Bristol, England in the early 1700?s, is sometimes lonely but enjoys the privileges her father?s business brings. Minerva Sharpe is a penniless slave?s daughter living and working on the Kington?s Jamaican plantation. These two young women, united through a set of extraordinary circumstances including a brutal murder, an arranged marriage, and set of ruby earrings, find themselves sailing the high seas in search of love, adventure and freedom?as pirates! Celebrated British author Celia Rees (Witch ChildSorceress) has penned a treasure chest of a tale that will keep teens glued to the pages until the last villain sinks to a deserved watery grave and the last beautiful heroine is reunited with her lost love. Frustrated land-lubbers will want to follow up this four-star read with L.A. Meyer?sBloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship?s Boyor Sara Lorimer?sBooty, a collection of all-true tales of swashbuckling women.--Jennifer Hubert-- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels. © 1998-2001 Amazon.com, Inc. und Tochtergesellschaften Pirates!is a classy and welcome addition to Celia Rees's successful oeuvre, that of novels with a historical background, such as the phenomenally bestsellingWitch ChildandSorceress. Swashbuckling in the tradition of every pirate tale, fromTreasure IslandtoPirates of the CaribbeanPirates!is truly gripping from first page to last and never fails to be totally entertaining throughout. Nancy Kington and Minerva Sharp are two young women from very different backgrounds who, in time, become united in a common, pirating cause. Nancy, the daughter of a successful Bristol ship owner, had her life all planned out. She lived in comfort and hoped to marry her childhood sweetheart William. But disaster strikes and she is aghast to experience her circumstances turning upside down when her father dies. Soon she finds herself shipped out to land they own in the West Indies to marry for the good of the remaining family. Minerva is part of the staff at her new plantation home and they immediately become friends--despite the delicate nature of their differing positions as merchant's daughter and slave. But Minerva has complications of her own--particularly from an abusive overseer. Nancy is eventually driven to murder him, and together they become fugitives. Joining a pirate ship comes naturally to both of them and a wild, wild life of seafaring and adventure begins. With detailed research that leaps from every page, Rees's narrative is atmospheric but never heavy. She moves the story along at a jaunty pace, making it impossible for the reader to get bogged down. Rich and exciting,Pirates!is another triumph and unlikely to be bested by another pirate novel for some years to come. (Recommended for ages 12 and over.) --John McLay-- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe:Gebundene Ausgabe © 1998-2001 Amazon.com, Inc. und Tochtergesellschaften Alle Rezensionen ansehen...   Angebote zu  Pirates ,  Taschenbuch  ab 1 Euro! Siehe auch folgende Artikel: Witch Child von Celia Rees Twilight (Little, Brown) von Stephenie Meyer Sonstige Artikel: Cymbeline (Oxford Shakespeare) (Taschenbuch) von William Shakespeare Wie ein einziger Tag von James Garner Mehr zu  Literature Home ...,    Angebote ansehen ...,    Begleitseite ... Herausgeber dieser Seite ist DomainLoc.com GmbH - Partner von Amazon.de Copyright © DomainLoc.com GmbH (Impressum)