Aubrey & Maturin #15

The Truelove

patrick o/brian

A British whaler has been captured by an ambitious chief in the sandwich islands at French instigation, and Captain Aubrey, R. N., Is dispatched with the Surprise to restore order. But stowed away in the cable-tier is an escaped female convict. To the officers, Clarissa Harvill is an object of awkward courtliness and dangerous jealousies. Aubrey himself is won over and indeed strongly attracted to this woman who will not speak of her past. But only Aubrey's friend, Dr. Stephen Maturin, can fathom Clarissa's secrets: her crime, her personality, and a clue identifying a highly placed English spy in the pay of Napoleon's intelligence service.

In a thrilling finale, Patrick O'Brian delivers all the excitement his many readers expect: Aubrey and the crew of the Surprise impose a brutal pax Britannica upon the islanders in a pitched battle against a band of headhunting cannibals.

Genres historical fictionfictionhistoricaladventureaudiobookwarmilitary fictionmaritimeliteraturenovels

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1991

Series

Aubrey / Maturin

This edition

Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Published: July 17, 1993 by W. W. Norton \u0026 Company
ISBN: 9780393310160
ASIN: 0393310167
Language: English

Characters More characters

Jack Aubrey

Rear Admiral Sir John Aubrey, KB, MP, JP, FRS, is a fictional character in the Aubrey–Maturin series of novels by Patrick OBrian. The series portrays his rise from Lieutenant to Admiral in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The twenty (and a...
Stephen Maturin

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