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Title: Engaging story exposes hidden history
Review: I love historical fiction, and I love pirates - especially when they are women. This book is a fabulous blend of the two! A glimpse into Elizabeth I's fear and dread of aging, losing her sexuality, and her power, toward the end of her glorious reign, as well as an honest look at the social conditions of the day regarding "a woman's place" through the eyse of two very powerful women, (and several power-hungry men). Grace O'Malley's life story, and struggle for her country, is amazing and should have been explored in a novel (or hey, even plain old history!) more often. While I have found Robin Maxwell's novels to be a bit more "simple" than I prefer in terms of character development, plot & dialogue, I truly enjoyed this story.
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