Witch Child by Celia Rees6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() “A rollocking tale of slavery, sisterhood, blackhearted bridegrooms and, of course, treasure. ![]() The Amazonian Minerva is a splendid figure.” - Jan Mark, TES “The story is absorbing, full of surprises, moving and revealing. “Well-known for her ability to write gripping stories featuring strong, intelligent female characters, Celia Rees has yet another compelling read in Pirates! The relationship between the two gutsy girls is particularly well drawn and details of primitive amputation techniques, scurvy-rotten gums and the Pirate Code give a vivid impression of life at the end of the golden age of piracy.” - Financial Times This is as swashbuckling a yarn as anyone could wish for.” - Adele Geras, The Guardian Bloomsbury’s characteristically stylish cover will appeal more to girls, but the title alone might draw boys to pick this one off the shelf. Rees is good at both landscape and seascape, and her lovers are touching without being sentimental. The book ends with happiness, hope and a delightful revelation. ![]() ![]() Many adventures ensue, of the kind that fans of this genre will love to read about. Bartolome the Brazilian, who is a terrific baddy and worth his weight in gold as far as this narrative is concerned. Her research is skilfully concealed so that the story reaches us clear and true, untarnished by any olde-worlde fustiness. “piracy is definitely in… Celia Rees is very good at reimagining the past in a way that doesn’t reduce it but which at the same time is devoid of the pishtushery that sometimes blights historical novels. ![]()
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