by Celia Rees · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782021051865
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«Mémoires d'une pirate» is Celia Rees's young adult adventure novel, published by Seuil in paperback (446 pages, in French).
The novel follows Nancy, a girl raised on tales of pirates whose life changes when her father dies and she is betrothed in marriage. After saving the slave Minerva, they flee and board Captain Broom's ship disguised as men. From New York to Madagascar, via Nassau, they experience mutinies, kidnappings and the harshness of life on board.
The French text of this 2011 edition translates 'Pirates!', Celia Rees's original novel published in 2003. The work received the Thumbs Up! Award from the Michigan Library Association in 2004.
Aimed at young readers and fans of historical fiction and pirate adventures, with a female protagonist who defies the conventions of her time.
