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''Tension surges through A Sea of Gold . . . In this rousing yarn, Stockwin again raises naval fiction to a new level'' - Quarterdeck

''Stockwin has surpassed himself with A Sea of Gold . . . a fine, filly favoured vintage yarn'' - Warships

1809. After his heroic actions during the retreat to Corunna, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is the toast of London society. Here he falls in with the legendary frigate captain, Lord Thomas Cochrane.

So begins a relationship, professional and personal, that will be unlike any that Kydd has known: a relationship that will lead him, almost simultaneously, to first glory, then ruin.

The French fleet is massing in the Basque Roads in a near impregnatable position. The Admiralty orders Cochrane to command an attack, to the chagrin of more senior officers who object to being overlooked and Cochrane''s reputation for daring. Cochrane insists that his new friend, Kydd, is in the foref

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Tension surges through A Sea of Gold . . . In this rousing yarn, Stockwin again raises naval fiction to a new level * Quarterdeck *
Stockwin has surpassed himself with A Sea of Gold . . . a fine, fully favoured vintage yarn * Warships *

A Sea of Gold

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      Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
      Published 13 June 2019
      ISBN-13 9781473641099
      978-1473641099
      ISBN-10 1473641098
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      Historical Fiction

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      Book Synopsis

      ''Tension surges through A Sea of Gold . . . In this rousing yarn, Stockwin again raises naval fiction to a new level'' - Quarterdeck

      ''Stockwin has surpassed himself with A Sea of Gold . . . a fine, filly favoured vintage yarn'' - Warships

      1809. After his heroic actions during the retreat to Corunna, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is the toast of London society. Here he falls in with the legendary frigate captain, Lord Thomas Cochrane.

      So begins a relationship, professional and personal, that will be unlike any that Kydd has known: a relationship that will lead him, almost simultaneously, to first glory, then ruin.

      The French fleet is massing in the Basque Roads in a near impregnatable position. The Admiralty orders Cochrane to command an attack, to the chagrin of more senior officers who object to being overlooked and Cochrane''s reputation for daring. Cochrane insists that his new friend, Kydd, is in the foref

      Trade Review
      Tension surges through A Sea of Gold . . . In this rousing yarn, Stockwin again raises naval fiction to a new level * Quarterdeck *
      Stockwin has surpassed himself with A Sea of Gold . . . a fine, fully favoured vintage yarn * Warships *

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