Mutiny On The Bounty
Author: Boyne, John
ISBN: 9780552773928
Publisher: BLACK SWAN
Year First Published: 2009
Pages: 544
Dimensions: 209mm x 128mm x 35mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A fresh and exciting new telling of a classic nautical adventure by the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Pickpocket John Jacob Turnstile is on his way to be detained at His Majesty's Pleasure when he is offered a lifeline, what seems like a freedom of sorts - the job of personal valet to a departing naval captain. Little does he realise that it is anything but - and by accepting the devil's bargain he will put his life in perilous danger. For the ship is HMS Bounty, his new captain William Bligh and their destination Tahiti.
From the moment the ship leaves port, Turnstile's life is turned upside down, for not only must he put his own demons to rest, but he must also confront the many adversaries he will encounter on the Bounty's extraordinary last voyage. Walking a dangerous line between an unhappy crew and a captain he comes to admire, he finds himself in a no-man's land where the distinction between friend and foe is increasingly difficult to determine...
ISBN: 9780552773928
Publisher: BLACK SWAN
Year First Published: 2009
Pages: 544
Dimensions: 209mm x 128mm x 35mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A fresh and exciting new telling of a classic nautical adventure by the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Pickpocket John Jacob Turnstile is on his way to be detained at His Majesty's Pleasure when he is offered a lifeline, what seems like a freedom of sorts - the job of personal valet to a departing naval captain. Little does he realise that it is anything but - and by accepting the devil's bargain he will put his life in perilous danger. For the ship is HMS Bounty, his new captain William Bligh and their destination Tahiti.
From the moment the ship leaves port, Turnstile's life is turned upside down, for not only must he put his own demons to rest, but he must also confront the many adversaries he will encounter on the Bounty's extraordinary last voyage. Walking a dangerous line between an unhappy crew and a captain he comes to admire, he finds himself in a no-man's land where the distinction between friend and foe is increasingly difficult to determine...