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"Long listed for Sir Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction I found the narrative confusing at times. However, the author really imparts a sense of living as a deaf person. This is not a positive portrait of Bell." Permalink

"Hailed as a romantic mystery, it is not much of a mystery nor a love story. Nevertheless, the momentum of the story carries the reader to the end." Permalink

"O'Connor imagines the life of Anne Bonny, a fearless woman three centuries ago who chose a life of piracy in her early 20s. A lively story, well told." Permalink