The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, on Her Way to Botany Bay
bloody jack adventures
$25.73
- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
7 August 2011
Summary
Jacky Faber, rich from her exploits diving for Spanish gold, has purchased the Lorelei Lee to carry passengers across the Atlantic. Believing she has been absolved of past sins against the Crown, Jacky docks in London to take on her crew, but is instead arrested and sentenced to life in the newly formed penal colony in Australia. To add insult to injury, the Lorelei Lee is confiscated to carry Jacky and more than 200 female convicts to populate New South Wales. Not one to give in to self pit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780547721941 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0547721943 |
| Series: | Bloody Jack Adventures (Quality) |
| Author: | Louis A. Meyer, L.A. Meyer |
| Publisher: | Hmh Books for Young Readers |
| Imprint: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 7 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 544g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 137mm x 206mm |
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”[Jacky] uses her wit, beauty, charm, and numerous skills to wiggle herself out of yet another fine mess… . Easy to read and entertaining.“–VOYA”Meyer knows how to spin an exciting yarn, particularly on the high seas. Fans will enjoy watching this irrepressible and decidedly uninhibited heroine make the best of yet another seemingly hopeless predicament.“–Booklist
About The Author
Louis A. Meyer
–> –>L. A. Meyer–> is the acclaimed writer of the Bloody Jack Adventures, praised for engaging characters and vivid historical detail. This rollicking series follows the exploits of a spirited heroine who climbs from the squalid streets of London to become an adventurer of the highest order. L. A. Meyer lives on the coast of Maine. Visit his website at –>–>.
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