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From New York Times bestselling author Katherine Howe comes a daring first-hand account of one young woman''s unbelievable adventure as one of the most terrifying sea rovers of all time.

In Boston, as the Golden Age of Piracy comes to a bloody close, Hannah Masury bound out to service at a waterfront inn since childhood is ready to take her life into her own hands. When a man is hanged for piracy in the town square and whispers of a treasure in the Caribbean spread, Hannah is forced to flee for her life, disguising herself as a cabin boy in the pitiless crew of the notorious pirate Edward Ned Low. To earn the freedom to choose a path for herself, Hannah must hunt down the treasure and change the tides.

Meanwhile, professor Marian Beresford pieces Hannah's story together in 1930, seeing her own lack of freedom reflected back at her as she watches Hannah''s transformation. At the center of Hannah Masury's account, however, lies a centuries-old mystery th

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      Publisher St Martin's Press
      Published 21 November 2023
      ISBN-13 9781250304889
      978-1250304889
      ISBN-10 1250304881

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      From New York Times bestselling author Katherine Howe comes a daring first-hand account of one young woman''s unbelievable adventure as one of the most terrifying sea rovers of all time.

      In Boston, as the Golden Age of Piracy comes to a bloody close, Hannah Masury bound out to service at a waterfront inn since childhood is ready to take her life into her own hands. When a man is hanged for piracy in the town square and whispers of a treasure in the Caribbean spread, Hannah is forced to flee for her life, disguising herself as a cabin boy in the pitiless crew of the notorious pirate Edward Ned Low. To earn the freedom to choose a path for herself, Hannah must hunt down the treasure and change the tides.

      Meanwhile, professor Marian Beresford pieces Hannah's story together in 1930, seeing her own lack of freedom reflected back at her as she watches Hannah''s transformation. At the center of Hannah Masury's account, however, lies a centuries-old mystery th

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