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The Pirate's Daughter

The Pirate's Daughter

by RobertGirardi (Author)

  • Used

    Paperback 1997

    $13.11

  • Used

    Paperback 1997

    $3.25

$13.11

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Publisher: Sceptre
Published: 06 Mar 1997
ISBN 10: 034068240X
ISBN 13: 9780340682401

Media Reviews
THE PIRATE'S DAUGHTER 'The narrative intensifies in drama and description as the voyagers steadily drift away from civilisation... Girardi's rendering of the place is lush and commanding, despite the horror it reveals. What's most unusual about this novel is that the foulness and cruelty of the pirates' treatment of the local Africans seems far more convincingly portrayed than most of the hero's protestations' NYT Book Review 'A thrilling and imaginative story of the struggles between one man's conflicting desires for security and adventure. It is great fun. I enjoyed it so much I read it in one swift sitting, longing to know what happened next. Robert Girardi is a fine storyteller and Wilson's common dilemma is nicely contrasted with the uncommon life he embarks on in response to it... The Pirate's Daughter may be a straightforward adventure story but Robert Girardi has infused it with the mystery of a life about to unfold' The Times 'A heart of darkness for the 1990s... Girardi claims this subject matter as his own with irony and inventiveness' The Sunday Times 'Girardi is a spellbinding storyteller... Girardi both enthralls and horrifies; this is as dark as it is rich' Daily Mail 'Robert Girardi crafts a gripping narrative and gives us an unsettling glimpse into the darker side of contemporary capitalism' The Times 'Although only this accomplished writer's second book, it certainly doesn't feel like it. I loved his first, Madeleine's Ghost, which had a fascinating hint of the occult bound into a contemporary tale. This has the same feel only here it is voodooism that dominates as what seems a simple escapist voyage turns into a nightmare journey. Wonderful stuff, wordy and detailed in style and yet as compulsive as any adventure thriller' Sarah Broadhurst, The News, Portsmouth 'Easy excitement and unabashed enjoyment' The Sunday Times
Author Bio
Robert Girardi lives in Washington D.C. with his wife, poet and novelist Linda Girardi and their three children.