Jane and the Jackal by Jim Pinnells Paperback Book

Description: Jane and the Jackal by Jim Pinnells, Isabel Otto Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Jane and the Jackal is a fast-moving historical romance revealing the inner strengths and weaknesses of Jane Austens heroines in a lawless and brutal world far from the familiar peace of rural England. Publisher Description 1824. The Darcy family are aboard their yacht, The Pemberley, when Arab corsairs seize it and murder the crew. The Darcys and Jane, their daughter, find refuge first in an Ottoman fort and then at the British consulate in Athens.The Greeks are rebelling against their hated Turkish overlords. Buccaneers and fortune-hunters flock to Greece, eager for booty. War rages, and the all-appalling, pitiless Odysseus governs Athens. Anarchy, mayhem and Turkish armies threaten Athens. In the chaos, the eye of Odysseus lights on Jane Darcy, who is only twelve.Meanwhile, Edmund Bertram, the abusive chaplain at the consulate, shamefully mistreats his wife, Fanny. In despair, she begins a tentative romance with a frequent guest of the Consul, the piratical fortune hunter Edward Trelawny. Will the six women escape the desperate carnage around them? Will Fanny free herself from the duplicitous tyrant who rules her life? Will young Jane evade the clutches of the merciless impaler who pursues her?Jane and the Jackal is a fast-moving historical romance revealing the inner strengths and weaknesses of Jane Austens heroines in a lawless and brutal world far from the familiar peace of rural England. Author Biography Jim Pinnells is a consultant working around the world launching, rescuing, or closing out international projects in many fields. Jim studied literature at Cambridge and finished with a doctorate at Frankfurt University. This grounding in literature and historical research underpins his five novels.Isabel Otto was born and raised in Germany as the second daughter of British ex-pats. She is a bilingual teacher and lecturer. Jane and the Jackal is her first novel. Details ISBN 180514362X ISBN-13 9781805143628 Title Jane and the Jackal Author Jim Pinnells, Isabel Otto Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 360 Publisher Troubador Publishing GE_Item_ID:159472840; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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