The Princess and the Pirate - Gaunt, Sally
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In the 16th century, the Portuguese were the dominant power in the triangle of India, Madagascar and East Africa. It was the 'Age of the Pirate': forays into India to impress men into service on pirate ships, raids on shipping in the Arabian Sea for booty... A romantic story of adventure, The Princess and the Pirate centres on Zahira, a young Indian girl taken hostage and ransomed by the handsome, brave pirate chief, Pedro Alvarari. Can she forget home and family to contemplate a future with the pirates? Will Pedro's lust for gold and drunken, violent life allow him to fall in love? Is the…mehr

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In the 16th century, the Portuguese were the dominant power in the triangle of India, Madagascar and East Africa. It was the 'Age of the Pirate': forays into India to impress men into service on pirate ships, raids on shipping in the Arabian Sea for booty... A romantic story of adventure, The Princess and the Pirate centres on Zahira, a young Indian girl taken hostage and ransomed by the handsome, brave pirate chief, Pedro Alvarari. Can she forget home and family to contemplate a future with the pirates? Will Pedro's lust for gold and drunken, violent life allow him to fall in love? Is the pirate life itself under threat by a desire for more order and stability? Written for young readers aged 15 and above or for the romance connoisseur, The Princess and the Pirate is beautifully illustrated with twelve plates.
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Autorenporträt
As an Australian university student, Sally Gaunt toured extensively in Pacific Oceania, Indonesia, and India. She studied the Ramayana and Mahabarata and developed a genuine interest in the culture and people of South East Asia. She lives in Perth Western Australia with her husband and has published two books of poetry - Poems of Passion and Praise, and Blue Moon over Moorea. (The latter was published by Austin Macauley in May 2022.) This is her first novel.