L. A. Meyer

Wake of the Lorelei Lee (eBook, ePUB)

Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, on Her Way to Botany Bay

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Jacky Faber, rich from her exploits diving for Spanish gold, has purchased the Lorelei Lee to carry passengers across the Atlantic. Believing she has been absolved of past sins against the Crown, Jacky docks in London to take on her crew, but is instead arrested and sentenced to life in the newly formed penal colony in Australia.To add insult to injury, the Lorelei Lee is confiscated to carry Jacky and more than 200 female convicts to populate New South Wales. Not one to give in to self pity, Jacky rallies her sisters to "e;better"e; their positionresulting in wild escapades, brushes with danger, and much hilarity. Will Jacky find herself a founding mother of New South Wales, Australia? Not if she has anything to do about it!This e-book includes a sample chapter of THE MARK OF THE GOLDEN DRAGON.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HMH Books
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780547505411
• Artikelnr.: 37831311

Autorenporträt

L. A. Meyer (1942–2014) was the acclaimed writer of the Bloody Jack Adventure series, which follows the exploits of an impetuous heroine who has fought her way up from the squalid streets of London to become an adventurer of the highest order. Mr. Meyer was an art teacher, an illustrator, a designer, a naval officer, and a gallery owner. All of those experiences helped him in the writing of his curious tales of the beloved Jacky Faber. Visit www.jackyfaber.com for more information on the author and his books.