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The Ghost Ship: An Epic Historical Novel from the Number One Bestselling Author (The Joubert Family Chronicles)

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The Ghost Ship is a rich, informative tale that picks up a few years after The City of Tears left off, sweeping us from France to the Canary Islands in the early 1600s and into the life of the independent, bold Louise Reydon-Joubert who, after dreaming of life on the high seas forever, finally gets her chance when she sets sail on her aunt’s merchant ship the Old Moon with a motley crew, a young Huguenot man accused of murder, and a determination to rid the waters of the Barbary pirates who enjoy nothing more than raping, pillaging and overindulging. It was a tense, nail biting race against time that saw the furtive turning of pages at great speed to get it the end and hope for a happy conclusion. Louise is not interested in leading the life expected of upper class women of her day, either in Amsterdam (her birthplace), Carcassonne (so adored by her grandmother Minou), nor in La Rochelle (a haven for the Huguenots persecuted in Catholic France). Her ambition takes her on a wild adventure across the high seas; one involving betrayal, revenge and romance, and captaincy of the feared Ghost Ship, which patrols the seas around the Canary Islands, accosting pirate and slave ships.

The Ghost Ship is the third in this series, I've not read the other two (though I've read many of Kate Mosse's other novels! Her past being slowly revealed through current events triggering suppressed memories is interesting and adds tension to the story. After the Burning Chambers and The City of Tears, The Ghost Ship is the third part of the story that started when Minou Joubert was nineteen in 1562.It’s a story of murder and mayhem, inheritances and false accusations, piracy and ghost ships and the hideous machinations of evil men.

We are left hanging and wondering what became of her and if she really did overcome her struggles and live life on her own terms.Their paths become entwined in the most dramatic way, triggering long buried memories of bloody events in Louise’s own childhood. Especially as this will enable you to fully grasp the subtle yet thrilling sense of unease that this latest novel ends with. For months it has hunted pirates to liberate those enslaved during the course of their merciless raids, manned by a courageous crew of mariners from Italy and France, Holland and the Canary Islands. The ending leaves a door open for a next book, and I hope it comes because I would definitely like to find out more about the life of Louise after she leaves the Canaries.

I was consumed into the 17th century world of piracy, murder and a horrific abuse of power as one woman, haunted by her actions in childhood, fights for justice, for freedom, and for love in a man’s world. Louise is a rule breaker and those rules broken could result in her death as the shadow of the Inquisition hangs over all.The third installment in Mosse’s The Burning Chambers series, THE GHOST SHIP is billed as an adventure on the high seas. Choosing a female main character for this time period is an incredibly difficult feat and Mosse not only rose to the challenge, but she succeeds in creating an emotional attachment to not just Louse but also Gilles.

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