London: Headline Review. Very Good. 2008. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. 129 X 35 X 197 millimeters . Some reading creases and shelf wear, slightly concaved spine, paper lightly edge toned. ; First printing of Headline paperback edition with number one, 2008. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover design by Edward Bettison incorporating images from various listed sources. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 528 pages; Jamaica, 1946. Errol Flynn washes up on the island in his storm-wrecked yacht, the Zaca. Teenager Ida Joseph, intrigued to learn that the 'World's Handsomest Man' is on the island, makes it her business to meet him. For the jaded swashbuckler, Jamaica is a tropical paradise that promises a fresh start, Soon Flynn has made a new home for himself on Navy Island, where he entertains the cream of Hollywood at parties that become a byword for decadence - and Ida has set her heart on this charismatic older man who has singled her out for his attention. Ida's daughter, May, will meet her famous father only once. A tale of passion and recklessness, of two generations of women and their battles for love and survival, and of a nation struggling to rise to the challenge of hard-won independence. .

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Margaret Cezair-Thompson was born in Jamaica, West Indies. She came to the United States at the age of nineteen to attend Barnard College, and then went on to earn a PhD in English from the City University of New York. She is the author of two novels and teaches literature and creative writing at Wellesley College. Her first novel, The True History of Paradise ( to be reprinted by Random House 2009), was short-listed for the Dublin International I.M.P.A.C. award. Her second novel, The Pirate’s Daughter , won the Essence Literary Award for Fiction in 2008. Other publications include short fiction, essays, and articles in Callaloo, The Washington Post, Journal of Commonwealth Literature, Graham House Review , and Elle magazine. Her screenplay, Photo Finish , about a Jamaican-American athlete, was sold to Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions. Although she has lived outside Jamaica for some time, Margaret Cezair-Thompson retains strong ties to her native country. Like the main characters of her novels, she was a child when Jamaica became an independent nation in 1962, and she has witnessed the country’s changes, at times with deep concern and always with great interest.

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Bookseller: Books in Bulgaria (BG)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 36400
Title: The Pirate's Daughter
Author: Cezair-Thompson, Margaret
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint; First Printing
ISBN 10: 075534359X
ISBN 13: 9780755343591
Publisher: Headline Review
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2008
Keywords: 129 X 35 X 197 millimeters
Bookseller catalogs: Fireside Reads;

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