Saltblood is a historical novel and tells the story of pirate Mary Read, who along with Anne Bonny and Calico Jack is one of the best-known figures of the golden age of piracy.
Born poor and without a father, Mary is raised by her mother as a boy to take the place of her half-brother Mark, who died while still a child, and secure her paternal grandmother's income. Later she decided to join the navy, disguised as a man, and a series of choices led her into the crew of pirate Jack Rackham, where she began a love affair with Anne Bonny.
The first-person prose is wonderful, always smooth, and the book captivated me from the very first pages. I really loved this book, the settings and all the characters (especially Jack Rackham, my favorite)
Have any of you read it?
by reginamab