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Notorious: The Perilous Lives and Unlikely Friendship of Mary Read and Anne Bonny
The date is 19 November 1720.
In nine days, Mary Read and Anne Bonny, both "quick with child," fear they will be dragged from their prison cells in Spanish Town, Jamaica, tried and hanged. They become suspicious when a man calling himself Captain Charles Johnson visits them and says he will help them if they describe their adventures for a book he is writing about the "notorious pyrates" of the Caribbean. He serves as a go-between for the two women who have become unlikely friends.
In nine days, Mary Read and Anne Bonny, both "quick with child," fear they will be dragged from their prison cells in Spanish Town, Jamaica, tried and hanged. They become suspicious when a man calling himself Captain Charles Johnson visits them and says he will help them if they describe their adventures for a book he is writing about the "notorious pyrates" of the Caribbean. He serves as a go-between for the two women who have become unlikely friends.
402 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 19, 2024
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About the author
J.G. Lewis
12 books45 followersJ. G. Lewis grew up in London, England. She came to the U.S. for college and a career as a museum curator.
Her mysteries evolved from the idea of bringing almost-forgotten but fascinating historical figures to life by creating stories for them. The Ela of Salisbury series features the formidable Ela Longespée, wife of King Henry II’s illegitimate son William. The widowed mother of eight children, Ela served as High Sheriff of Wiltshire and castellan of Salisbury and ultimately founder and abbess of Lacock Abbey.
J. G. Lewis currently lives in Florida with her dogs and horses.
Her mysteries evolved from the idea of bringing almost-forgotten but fascinating historical figures to life by creating stories for them. The Ela of Salisbury series features the formidable Ela Longespée, wife of King Henry II’s illegitimate son William. The widowed mother of eight children, Ela served as High Sheriff of Wiltshire and castellan of Salisbury and ultimately founder and abbess of Lacock Abbey.
J. G. Lewis currently lives in Florida with her dogs and horses.
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