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The Pirate's Daughter The Pirate's Daughter
by Margaret Cezair-Thompson
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recommended for: BOOK CLUBS!!!!
status: Read in September, 2008

Sometimes when I'm on the subway, there will be an ad for a Caribbean island, and I just want to dive in (Remember the girl on the beach in Barton Fink?) That was this book. Every night I picked up the book and dove into the picture.
Lush, vibrant prose. I was utterly transported! No stock characters, honest, real, grabs you in and holds you through the whole story. Swashbuckling pirates, beautiful women, Obeah women.....Cezair-Thompson is a brilliant novelist.
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message 1: by Valerie
09/25/2008 06:45PM

138564 Julie,
I loved this novel too. I was a big fan of Errol Flynn so that drew me to it, but it's so much more. A great novel of strong women and a lush place.
Valerie

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message 2: by Julie
09/26/2008 07:14AM

822442 Exactly, Valerie. I am wondering if someone's optionedthe rights to this yet --it's got such a visual punch, it would make a fantastic film! I might even go see it!

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message 3: by Valerie
09/26/2008 04:15PM

138564 I agree! I even wrote to her via the book's website email, and she wrote back months later, swamped because of her success. She's also on Facebook. I'll write and ask if she's had an option on it. I bet she has.

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message 4: by Julie
09/26/2008 04:21PM

822442 I am actually going to be on a panel with her (and one other author) at Book Group Expo (October 25th) so I'll let you know if I find anything out, too!

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message 5: by Valerie
09/26/2008 04:26PM

138564 How fun! I love meeting other authors whose work I love and usually they're as great as their work. Good! Let's compare notes.

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