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Persephone

By: Julian Stockwin
Narrated by: Christian Rodska
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Compelling naval action from the master of the sea story.

November 1807. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd must sail to Lisbon to aid the Portuguese Royal Family's evacuation in the face of Napoleon's ruthless advance through Iberia. In the chaos of the threatened city, an old passion is reawakened when he meets Persephone Lockwood, a beautiful and determined admiral's daughter from his past. But the Royal Family's destination is Brazil, Perspehone's England, and it seems Kydd's chance has gone again. Only later he discovers Persephone has another suitor - and if he wants to win her hand, he must enter the highest echelons of London society.

Mixing with aristocracy and royalty brings other responsibilities. The Prince of Wales asks him to take temporary command of the Royal Yacht. Sailing to Yarmouth, Kydd realises they are being stalked by French privateers. The terrible threat of a prince of the blood being captured sees Kydd call on daring seamanship of the highest order.

©2017 Julian Stockwin (P)2017 Hodder & Stoughton
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"In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world." ( Guardian)

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Just what’s needed after COVID 19 year !!!

A classic with many turns and twists only made possible by Stockwin’s great imagination and writing skills! Great ending- just what the doctor ordered!

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more battles more action more detailed battles

I enjoyed the book as a whole but would really like more battles and winning of battles longer more battles very descriptive step by step

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Full and bye

Splendid storyline, writing and narration - for mariners and romantics alike - congrats to the Stockwin team!

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Unnecessarily convoluted drama

I have been enjoying this series immensely, but this installment is almost entirely devoid of any of the defining parts, such as sea battles, heroics, and history.
It seems like an unneccesily convoluted lovestory with constructed drama, and I really hope the remaining books get back on track.

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Silly ending spoils the book

Skip the last several chapters. They ruin the story, a bunch of nonsence that belongs in a disney cartoon for little girls.

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No HEART

I have enjoyed the "Kidd" series. This should be obvious, seeing that I have read 15 or 18 of his stories. I Persephone must have been a book that "Julian" needed to knock out in order to pay for a bigger sailboat or a bigger house for his lover. Come on... he meets Persephone by some gargantuan stroke of luck in "ICELAND"!!! Love for Sir Kidd is a quick roll on a beach! The whole book just did not come up to standards. I will try another book in the series. One more, or I find me a new port. PointPilot

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