The Truelove, Patrick OBrian
The Truelove, Patrick OBrian
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The Truelove

Author: Patrick O'Brian

Narrator: Patrick Tull

Unabridged: 10 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/26/2004


Synopsis

A British whaler has been captured by an ambitious chief in the sandwich islands at French instigation, and Captain Aubrey, R. N., Is dispatched with the Surprise to restore order. But stowed away in the cable-tier is an escaped female convict. To the officers, Clarissa Harvill is an object of awkward courtliness and dangerous jealousies. Aubrey himself is won over and indeed strongly attracted to this woman who will not speak of her past. But only Aubrey's friend, Dr. Stephen Maturin, can fathom Clarissa's secrets: her crime, her personality, and a clue identifying a highly placed English spy in the pay of Napoleon's intelligence service. In a thrilling finale, Patrick O'Brian delivers all the excitement his many readers expect: Aubrey and the crew of the Surprise impose a brutal pax Britannica upon the islanders in a pitched battle against a band of headhunting cannibals

About Patrick O'Brian

Patrick O’Brian (1914–2000), a translator and author of biographies, was best known as the author of the highly acclaimed Aubrey–Maturin series of historical novels. Set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars ,this twenty-volume series centers on the enduring friendship between naval officer Jack Aubrey and physician and spy Stephen Maturin. The Far Side of the World, the tenth book in the series, was adapted into a 2003 film directed by Peter Weir and starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany. The film was nominated for ten Oscars, including Best Picture. He wrote acclaimed biographies of Pablo Picasso and Sir Joseph Banks. He also translated many works from the French, among them the novels and memoirs of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Lacouture’s biographies of Charles de Gaulle.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens on December 20, 2021

Read this book in 2009, and its the 15th amazing volume of the wonderful "Aubrey/Maturin" series. In this tale Captain Jack Aubrey, RN, and his crew on board ship "Surprise" are setting sail towards the Sandwich Islands to help a British whaler who has been captured by thew chief on those Islands at......more

Goodreads review by Terry on August 21, 2020

3 - 3.5 stars On their way home from their less than satisfactory visit to New South Wales Aubrey discovers an unexpected stowaway who proves to be the secret source of growing unrest and conflict among the crew. To add to this, a cutter sent from Australia gives Aubrey new orders from the Governor,......more