Description
Description
EDITOR'S PICK (BOOKLIFE, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY)
RECOMMENDED ON KIRKUS REVIEWS FICTION ALONGSIDE THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE WOMEN
FEATURED IN THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
The Covert Buccaneer is a dual-timeline women's historical fiction family saga and legal drama set in San Francisco, linking two extraordinary women separated by a century.
With a diary beginning in 1867 at age thirteen, Theodora "Teddy" Ellis defies gender norms as a miner, suffragist, and real estate pioneer. Over a hundred years later, climate migrant attorney and special needs mother Georgina "Ellie" Benvenuto discovers Teddy's long-hidden diary--along with an heirloom that might change everything.
From escaping the Great Chicago Fire, to prospecting in the untamed Alaska wilderness, to rebuilding post-earthquake San Francisco--Teddy's covert past helps Ellie navigate her own fault lines.
Blending real legal cases, emotional resilience, intergenerational mystery, and unconventional love stories, this richly researched novel based on real people and events explores climate justice, gender nonconformity, caregiver discrimination, the immigrant experience, and unsung Indigenous voices.
The Covert Buccaneer is a celebration of resilience, legacy, and what we might become when we dare to follow the women who came before us.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Riveting testament to women's courage and legacy throughout history. The Covert Buccaneer stands as a powerful testament to women who make history and refuse to be written out of it, urging readers to recognize that the past is not static, but something we must continuously confront and renew." - BookLife, Publishers Weekly (Editor's Pick)
"Thoughtful without ever losing its breezy pacing... will please readers of both contemporary and historical fiction. A sprawling, engaging saga of two women making their ways through tumultuous American eras." - KIRKUS REVIEWS
"The interlinked tales of two women who walk their own paths across two timeframes amounts to an epic intergenerational novel." - LoveReading (Book of the Month)
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
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