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Sian Rees was born and brought up in Cornwall. She read Modern History at Oxford, has travelled widely and now lives in Brighton with her two small sons. Her previous books include the bestselling The Floating Brothel, The Shadows of Elisa Lynch and The Ship Thieves.
A fluent and lively account * Guardian * A compelling and moving tale * The Times * A packed history of bounty-hunting and piracy, of high principle and low skulduggery, of roiling surf and disease-infested swamps and of the seemingly endless African coast -- Kate Colquhoun * Daily Telegraph * Sian Rees combines thorough research and strong storytelling in Sweet Water and Bitter * Pride Magazine * Rees's story is certainly gripping - slavers used all sorts of ruses to evade capture, from running up a different flag (only certain countries had legal agreements with Britain) to simply throwing slaves overboard (early on, slave ships could be impounded only if the 'cargo' were actually on board) -- Andrew Holgate * Sunday Times *
