The Darkening Sea [electronic resource]
Kent, Alexander2008
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If you like Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester, you will love this captivating, vivid and exciting page-turner from multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent - guaranteed to keep you hooked! 'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction' — Sunday Times 'Shipwreck, survival ... a spirited battle ... a splendid yarn'' — The Times 'A very hard book to put down' — ***** Reader review 'Awesome' — ***** Reader review 'Gripping to the end' — ***** Reader review 'Superb' — ***** Reader review 'A great yarn' — ***** Reader review *************************************************************************************************** 1809: Returning safely to England after the dramatic capture of Martinque, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho finds an all too brief respite from war and politics in the arms of his mistress Catherine Somervell. But the shadow of a new conflict already darkens the horizon. The old enemy, France, forges an uneasy alliance with America - threatening the safety of British trade routes. Although ordered immediately to the Indian Ocean, for the first time Bolitho's thoughts are not of glory but his own - and the Navy's - past. Both Nelson and Collingwood died in their country's service. For the navy's newest Admiral, is there life beyond the sea itself?
Main title:
The Darkening Sea [electronic resource] / Alexander Kent
Author:
Kent, Alexander, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Random House, 2008
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Series:
Richard Bolitho
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Alexander Kent is the author of twenty-seven acclaimed books featuring Richard Bolitho. Under his own name, Douglas Reeman, and in the course of a career spanning forty-five years, he has written over thirty novels and two non-fiction books.
ISBN:
9781407009827
Language:
English
BRN:
2752896
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