It began with a chance meeting and led to a date at a small French restaurant in a city by the sea. She ordered expensive wine. ...
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Jan 03, 2012
Audrey
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I ran into the library in a huge hurry. Sydney was running up and down the ailses and I had to pick up Sam in 10 minutes. I literally grabbed this book off the shelf, looked at the cover, and thought "the cover looks cool, I'll take it." Nothing like "judging a book by it's cover" and it was actually a good read. Who would of thought!!
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Dec 07, 2009
JP
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I am reading "The Pirate's Daughter", which is the first novel I have been able to find by Robert Girardi, and it is good so far (which is not too far... I am afraid my reading is going to slow down a lot, so you all have to go out and find our own books to read now). Actually, it has taken me so long to write this sucker, I have FINISHED the book, and it was really good. There was a sort of cartoony aspect to it, it did not always seem entirely real, but it was quite a good book. Abou
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Jan 30, 2010
Jon
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Wilson Lander, a wimp who is the executive assistant to his stockbroker girlfriend Andrea, meets Susan "Cricket" Page, a sexy woman working in an occult store only until she ships out to sea as a crew member on a private yacht.
Lander does what is unthinkable for him; he leaves with the mysterious Cricket to sail the open seas on a luxury yacht. He falls in with pirates, of course, and you might have to stretch your credibility a bit, but it's worth it.
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Lander does what is unthinkable for him; he leaves with the mysterious Cricket to sail the open seas on a luxury yacht. He falls in with pirates, of course, and you might have to stretch your credibility a bit, but it's worth it.
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Feb 07, 2009
Steve
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An adventure, about a man in a rut who is implausibly coerced into going to sea with a girl who turns out to be the daughter of the title. He then gets mixed up with modern day pirates and slave traders. This could have been a good yarn -- it is interesting, if at times rather nasty -- but the writing is not good and the research apparently cursory. At one point, a pirate is said to have been caught by the Argentine coast gaurd off the Maldives -- one would have thought they'd be more concerned
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Jan 17, 2009
Jennifer
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Wilson Lauder meets Cricket Page in a small French Restaurant. She leads him on an adventurous journey on a yacht across to Africa where he discovers she is a pirate and so his her father. Great adventure. Lacking real emotion.
Robert Girardi wrote one of my favorite books ever..Madeleine's Ghost. But this one is a stretch.
Not to be confused with another book of the same title that's about a real-life swashbuckler, Errol Flynn.
Robert Girardi wrote one of my favorite books ever..Madeleine's Ghost. But this one is a stretch.
Not to be confused with another book of the same title that's about a real-life swashbuckler, Errol Flynn.
Dec 22, 2011
Carole
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Another novel that left me emotionally exhausted after I finished it. Girardi at his best.
Mar 25, 2011
Jaynie
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It was an interesting story but I kept getting bogged down by the writing.
Jan 10, 2009
Jenna
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OK, so when you read the short description, it sounds a bit silly and doesn't give you much informaiton. The book starts out in a very "normal" world and then takes you on a wild adventure. It seems unbeliveable in the beginning, but you are quickly sucked in and start believing. I really liked that it is set in current times and made me believe anyway. I didn't want the book to end. Robert Girardi is one of my favorite contemporary authors. His books always have great character
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Jun 13, 2007
Joe
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This book is meant to entertain, and does so successfully. There is nothing challenging about the vocabulary or language of the book. However, the message is also worth taking the time, one man can make a difference. A simple message, for a simple book, but a good one none-the-less. It is also nice that this particular man happens to be a 26 year old single loser who has never had a successful job. That means there is hope for me to change the world!
Apr 12, 2008
Lesley
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I usually don't read books like this, but what a great book. Very suspenseful and all around swash-buckling good time. A bit graphic at times, but its part of the story.
Mar 20, 2008
Ray
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This was a very enjoyable book. I enjoyed the way the author combined the grittiness of living like a pirate with the realism it entails. All around a good read!
Feb 29, 2008
MPA
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I absolutely adore this succulent tale! Not much intellectualism here, but well-developed characters with lots of swirling action! A highly-entertaining read!
Oct 31, 2007
I began reading in early October, but had to return to the library. I would be interested in picking it up at some point in the future
Nov 24, 2007
Kim
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American contemp:Present day ocean and Africa-----------Modern Pirates, empty story
Jul 31, 2011
Jennifer
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What an exciting topic (modern day pirates). This book could have been better.
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