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"In Boston, as the Golden Age of Piracy comes to a bloody close, Hannah Masury – bound into service at a waterfront inn since childhood – is ready to take her life into her own hands. When William Fly is hanged for piracy in the town square, the teenage Hannah is watching. Forced to flee for her life, Hannah disguises herself as a cabin boy and joins the pitiless crew of another notorious real-life pirate, Edward ""Ned"" Low. To earn her freedom and finally change the tide of her own future, Hannah must hunt down William Fly's lost treasure. Meanwhile in 1930, Professor Marian Beresford pieces this bewitching story together, seeing her own lack of freedom reflected back at her as she watches Hannah's transformation. At the centre of Hannah Masury’s account, however, lies a centuries-old mystery that Marian is determined to solve. It soon becomes clear that Hannah was once just as determined to take this secret to her grave. A True Account tells the unforgettable, interleaved stories of two women in different worlds, both shattering the rules of their own society, both daring to risk everything to go forge their own adventure."

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'A wild ride. I loved this book.' -- Christina Baker Kline, author of The Exiles 'Hannah Masury’s pirate tale reads like a fever dream, told in a voice so authentic and with such vivid, authoritative detail, it compels belief that this must indeed be a true account.' -- Peter Nichols, author of A Voyage for Madmen 'Katherine Howe richly evokes the social world of docks, ships, and seafaring outlaws, producing, in my view, one of the best 'pirate novels' ever written ― even better than ones by Daniel Defoe!' -- Marcus Rediker, author of Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age

'Irresistible... A breathless adventure that will stay with you long after the final page has been read.' -- Julie Walker, author of Bonny & Read 'A wild ride. I loved this book.' -- Christina Baker Kline, author of The Exiles 'Hannah Masury’s pirate tale reads like a fever dream, told in a voice so authentic and with such vivid, authoritative detail, it compels belief that this must indeed be a true account.' -- Peter Nichols, author of A Voyage for Madmen 'Katherine Howe richly evokes the social world of docks, ships, and seafaring outlaws, producing, in my view, one of the best 'pirate novels' ever written ― even better than ones by Daniel Defoe!' -- Marcus Rediker, author of Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age 'A feast for the sea-loving senses... This is more than just a pirate's tale: it's a story of abandoning convention in favour of self-discovery and exploring the sort of freedoms only the sea can offer.' -- Sarah Penner, author of The Lost Apothecary

'Irresistible... A breathless adventure that will stay with you long after the final page has been read.' -- Julie Walker, author of Bonny & Read 'A wild ride. I loved this book.' -- Christina Baker Kline, author of The Exiles 'Hannah Masury’s pirate tale reads like a fever dream, told in a voice so authentic and with such vivid, authoritative detail, it compels belief that this must indeed be a true account.' -- Peter Nichols, author of A Voyage for Madmen 'Katherine Howe richly evokes the social world of docks, ships, and seafaring outlaws, producing, in my view, one of the best 'pirate novels' ever written ― even better than ones by Daniel Defoe!' -- Marcus Rediker, author of Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age 'Katherine Howe's latest, A True Account, is a feast for the sea-loving senses. At times, Howe's lyrical prose is so well-crafted, it reads like poetry... I found myself pausing to reread passages in utter awe. This is more than just a pirate's tale: it's a story of abandoning convention in favour of self-discovery and exploring the sort of freedoms only the sea can offer. Exhilarating at times and painfully poignant at others, A True Account, reads like an adventure tale of bygone days, yet it brings to light an enduring question, especially for women: have we the bravery to do what they say we cannot do?' - Sarah Penner, author of The Lost Apothecary -- Sarah Penner, author of The Lost Apothecary 'A feast for the sea-loving senses... This is more than just a pirate's tale: it's a story of abandoning convention in favour of self-discovery and exploring the sort of freedoms only the sea can offer.' -- Sarah Penner, author of The Lost Apothecary

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Katherine Howe is the author of the #2 New York Times bestseller The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, as well as The House of Velvet and Glass. She is widely considered an expert on American colonial life and the Salem Witch Trials, having written both as an academic and a novelist on the subject. She is the author of The Penguin Book of Pirates (forthcoming, Feb 2024). Katherine lives and sails in New England with her family.

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