by KathrynHeyman (Author)
THE ACCOMPLICE describes one of the most shocking events of the seventeenth century: the wreck of the Dutch ship Batavia off the coast of Western Australia, and the extraordinary events that befell its stranded survivors. Combining a gripping narrative with vivid historical detail, THE ACCOMPLICE is a beautiful, terrifying, deeply moving novel of love and anarchy.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 07 Apr 2003
ISBN 10: 075530215X
ISBN 13: 9780755302154
Book Overview: Kathryn Heyman's other novels include The Breaking and Keep Your Hands on the Wheel . The Accomplice received an Arts Council of England Writer's Award and a Wingate Scholarship.