A Maxwell Mourned
Historical romance, Historical fiction, Anthologies
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
Tide of Fortune is a thrilling adventure story set on the high seas It has all the ingredients that readers who are familiar with the writing of Patrick O Brian Alexander Kent and CS Forester will recognise… perilous seascapes bloody sea battles races against time and tide gallant sea captains and salty crew exotic locations but with a twist The story is told from the point of view of an inexperienced nineteen-year-old girl Kerenza Vyvyan Her voyage on the packet ship Kestrel is not only a journey to ransom her mother and sister held captive by the Governor of Tangier but also proves to be a journey of self-discovery Kerenza bravely faces the various disasters that befall her on board with a growing strength of character and fortitude she never knew she had Jane Jackson s heroine Kerenza prefigures the feisty women of 20th century novels rising above the traditional role mapped out for a woman of her time However this is not all action and adventure for during the course of her travels Kerenza regains the love and trust of Kestrel s captain Nick Penrose who had broken her heart earlier