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Clarissa Oakes Book

The fifteenth Aubrey-Maturin novel in which Jack finds himself re-united with the Surprise but dangerously out of touch with his crew All the elements that have made Patrick O'Brian's astonishing series one of the most highly praised works in contemporary fiction are here in Clarissa Oakes -- the narrative grip the impeccable ear for dialogue the humour and the unsurpassed capacity to create and recreate a rich and true friendship between two men in the late eighteenth-century. Captain Jack Aubrey sails away from the hated Australian prison colonies in his favourite vessel the Surprise pondering on middle age and sexual frustration. He soon becomes aware that he is out of touch with the mood of his ship: to his astonishment he finds that in spite of a lifetime's experience he does not know what the foremost hands or even his own officers are thinking. They know as he does not that the Surprise has a stranger aboard: and what they for their part do not know is that the stranger is potentially as dangerous as a light in the powder magazine itself.Read More

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  • Foyles

    With factions on board, and multiple enemies to contend with, only the most careful navigation will save them.As he sails away from Port Jackson, Captain Jack Aubrey feels nothing but relief at leaving the penal colony and its inhabitants far behind. But, unknown to him, hidden among his crew is one Clarissa Oakes. With Britain at war on two fronts, with both America and France, Aubrey’s orders are to make for the Sandwich Islands and intervene in the conflict there.How much trouble can one woman cause?‘One moment you laugh out loud at comedy rooted in character, and the next, storming adventure or danger grips you by the throat . . . good writing allied to must-read-on storytelling.’SHAUN USHER, Daily Mail‘Thank God for Patrick O’Brian. His genius illuminates the literature of the English language, and lightens the lives of those who read him.’KEVIN MYERS, Irish Times

  • ASDA

    Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning with Master and Commander these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the fifteenth book in the series.

  • BookDepository

    Clarissa Oakes : Paperback : HarperCollins Publishers : 9780006499305 : 0006499309 : 06 May 2003 : With factions on board, and multiple enemies to contend with, only the most careful navigation will save them.

  • 0006499309
  • 9780006499305
  • Patrick O'Brian
  • 1 April 2010
  • Harper
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 288
  • (Reissue)
  • Special Edition
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