Clarissa Oakes

Patrick O’Brian

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Italian

Harper Collins
01 September 1997

Fiction & Literature; Adventure; Historical adventure; Historical fiction

Series: Aubrey & Maturin

With factions on board, and multiple enemies to contend with, only the most careful navigation will save them.

As he sails away from Port Jackson, Captain Jack Aubrey feels nothing but relief at leaving the penal colony and its inhabitants far behind. But, unknown to him, hidden among his crew is one Clarissa Oakes. With Britain at war on two fronts, with both America and France, Aubrey’s orders are to make for the Sandwich Islands and intervene in the conflict there.

How much trouble can one woman cause?

‘One moment you laugh out loud at comedy rooted in character, and the next, storming adventure or danger grips you by the throat . . . good writing allied to must-read-on storytelling.’ SHAUN USHER, Daily Mail

‘Thank God for Patrick O’Brian. His genius illuminates the literature of the English language, and lightens the lives of those who read him.’ KEVIN MYERS, Irish Times

By: Patrick O’Brian
Imprint: Harper Collins
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 40th Anniversary ed
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 230g
ISBN: 9780006499305
ISBN 10: 0006499309
Series: Aubrey & Maturin
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 September 1997
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Language: Italian
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/microsites/patrickobrian/

Patrick O'Brian, until his death in 2000, was one of our greatest contemporary novelists. He is the author of the acclaimed Aubrey--Maturin tales and the biographer of Joseph Banks and Picasso. He is the author of many other books including Testimonies, and his Collected Short Stories. In 1995 he was the first recipient of the Heywood Hill Prize for a lifetime's contribution to literature. In the same year he was awarded the CBE. In 1997 he received an honorary doctorate of letters from Trinity College, Dublin. He lived for many years in South West France and he died in Dublin in January 2000.

Reviews for Clarissa Oakes

'...full of the energy that comes from a writer having struck a vein... Patrick O'Brian is unquestionably the Homer of the Napoleonic wars.' James Hamilton- Paterson 'You are in for the treat of your lives. Thank God for Patrick O'Brian: his genius illuminates the literature of the English language, and lightens the lives of those who read him.' Kevin Myers, Irish Times 'In a highly competitive field it goes straight to the top. A real first-rater.' Mary Renault 'I never enjoyed a novel about the sea more. It is not only that the author describes the handling of a ship of 1800 with an accuracy that is as comprehensible as it is detailed, a remarkable feat in itself. Mr O'Brian's three chief characters are drawn with no less depth of sympathy than the vessels he describes, a rare achievement save in the greatest writers of this genre. It deserves the widest readership.' Irish Times