Nutmeg of Consolation e-bog
66,68 DKK
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On foreign shores, and far from home, a friend can become a foe in a heartbeat.Shipwrecked on an uninhabited island in the Dutch East Indies as the Napoleonic Wars rage on, circumstances look far from promising for Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew. And yet, having overcome the odds and contrived their escape, still further peril awaits in the fiercely tidal waters of the Salibu Passage and the ...
E-bog
66,68 DKK
Forlag
HarperCollins
Udgivet
19 december 2011
Genrer
1MB
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780007429400
On foreign shores, and far from home, a friend can become a foe in a heartbeat.Shipwrecked on an uninhabited island in the Dutch East Indies as the Napoleonic Wars rage on, circumstances look far from promising for Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew. And yet, having overcome the odds and contrived their escape, still further peril awaits in the fiercely tidal waters of the Salibu Passage and the penal settlements of New South Wales.What fresh dangers lie over the horizon and will Jack Aubrey prevail?'In a highly competitive field it goes straight to the top. A real first-rater.'MARY RENAULT'I've read [Patrick O'Brian's AubreyMaturin nautical novelcycle] three times now, not least for its beautiful portrayal of a longterm male friendship.'ROBERT MACFARLANE