I actually claimed this with my points as I was desperate to read it after the first look gripped my curiosity.
I love any stories relating to sea voyages, shipwrecks, piracy and the sort, and this historical fiction around the wreck of the Batavia was a fascinating read. Kidd provides two perspectives that alternate throughout - Mayken, a young girl on the doomed voyage of the Batavia to the destination of the same name in 1628, and Gil, an unusual orphan on Beacon Island in 1989. The stories of these two children weave seamlessly with a touch of mystic and the tragedies both face link them across the centuries.
Savagery, mutiny, storms, and family rivalries keep this story engaging and pacey throughout. This novel is a cross section of humanity and it's weaknesses and also its strengths. Short chapters kept the pages turning and I will be looking up more of Kidd's work.
I love any stories relating to sea voyages, shipwrecks, piracy and the sort, and this historical fiction around the wreck of the Batavia was a fascinating read. Kidd provides two perspectives that alternate throughout - Mayken, a young girl on the doomed voyage of the Batavia to the destination of the same name in 1628, and Gil, an unusual orphan on Beacon Island in 1989. The stories of these two children weave seamlessly with a touch of mystic and the tragedies both face link them across the centuries.
Savagery, mutiny, storms, and family rivalries keep this story engaging and pacey throughout. This novel is a cross section of humanity and it's weaknesses and also its strengths. Short chapters kept the pages turning and I will be looking up more of Kidd's work.