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The Pirate's Daughter | 
 enlarge | Author: Margaret Cezair-thompson
Publisher: Unbridled Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 65967
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 432
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.2 x 1.5
ISBN: 1932961402
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781932961409
ASIN: 1932961402
Publication Date: October 31, 2007
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Product Description
In 1946, a storm-wrecked boat carrying Hollywood's most famous swashbuckler arrived dramatically in Jamaica, and the glamorous world of 1940s Hollywood converged with that of a small West Indian society. After a long and storied career on the silver screen, Errol Flynn spent much of the last years of his life on a small island off of Jamaica, throwing parties and sleeping with increasingly younger girls. Spanning two generations of women whose destinies become inextricably linked with the Hollywood star, The Pirate's Daughter tells the provocative history of a vanished era, of uncommon kinships, compelling attachments, betrayal, and atonement in a paradisal, tropical setting. May, the illegitimate daughter of Errol Flynn, belongs neither to the emerging black nation of Jamaica nor to the white, expatriate society on the island. Her mother, Ida, romantically adventurous, dreams of a bigger more glamorous world than that of her small seaside town. For them both, trying to find the right way to live their lives is about discovering who they are and where they truly belong. As adept with Jamaican vernacular as she is at revealing the internal machinations of a fading and bloated matinee idol, in this culturally sensitive and delightful novel, Margaret Cezair-Thompson weaves a saga of a mother and daughter finding their way in a nation struggling to rise to the challenge of independence.
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 Simple Sweet Caribbean May 3, 2008
K. Thompson (Georgia)
The book is primarily about Errol Flynn and Ida. This book invoked history in my family members when I asked questions about the real Jamaica. I say the real Jamaica because what you see now in some of these "passa passa" videos are a disgrace. A time of elegance and grace, where children respected their elders, good clean old fashion fun existed, etc. My sister gave me more details about Errol Flynn and my mom reminisced about Navy Island. The book is simple sweet its been a long time since I read a novel so intricately woven.
 Very good April 12, 2008
biography reader (New York, NY)
Very good, but not quite as good as the True History of Paradise. Now that was perfect!
It might help if you told me everything.' March 10, 2008
J. Cameron-Smith (ACT, Australia)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
Jamaica, 1946: Errol Flynn is washed ashore in his schooner `Zaca'. Ida Joseph, teenager, is intrigued by the `World's handsomest man' and sets out to meet him. And so begins a story that spans some thirty years.
Errol and Ida are central to this novel, yet it is not just about them. There are other well-developed characters and Jamaica herself plays an intriguing role. Encompassing thirty years of Jamaican history and involving several generations of women, this novel weaves hope, aspirations, secrets and despair into a rich tapestry of people and events.
After the first forty pages, I found myself totally engrossed in this novel. Well developed characters and rich story-telling: my favourite fictional combination.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
Flavourful. "You know wha' me mean?" January 26, 2008
Paula C. Aird
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Although this book deals with several generations of women it focuses on Ida and her daughter May - the pirate's daughter. It is delightfully packed with Jamaican flavour. The Jamaican dialect is excellently depicted. Mention of Jamaican dishes throughout the book crates a sense of authenticity. Issues dealing with class and types and cliques are in abundance. The "race thing" is suffocatingly alive.
Great plot, fast moving and enjoyable.
A trip back in time January 21, 2008
Diana L. Herrick (Jackson, CA)
This is a beautifully woven tale set on the tropical island of Jamaica. Follow Ida's story as she grows up and falls in love with the dashing swashbuckler, Erroll Flynn. Feel her heartbreak as she realizes she, too, had only been one among many of his playthings and live her triumph as she finds her true love. The writer weaves a magnificent tapestry of color and human emotion in this do not miss novel.
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