Darkening Sea

If you like Patrick O\'Brian and C. S. Forester, you will love this captivating, vivid and exciting page-turner from multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent - guaranteed to keep you hooked! \'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction\' -- Sunday Times\'Shipwreck, survival ... a spirited battle ... a splendid yarn\'\' -- The Times\'A very hard book to put down\' -- ***** Reader review\'Awesome\' -- ***** Reader review\'Gripping to the end\' -- ***** Reader review\'Superb\' -- ***** Reader review\'A great yarn\' -- ***** Reader review***************************************************************************************************1809: Returning safely to England after the dramatic capture of Martinque, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho finds an all too brief respite from war and politics in the arms of his mistress Catherine Somervell.But the shadow of a new conflict already darkens the horizon. The old enemy, France, forges an uneasy alliance with America - threatening the safety of British trade routes.Although ordered immediately to the Indian Ocean, for the first time Bolitho\'s thoughts are not of glory but his own - and the Navy\'s - past.Both Nelson and Collingwood died in their country\'s service. For the navy\'s newest Admiral, is there life beyond the sea itself? Σελίδες: 320, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm