Saltblood by Francesca De Tores Groundswell Speaker 2024 CanongateISBN: 9781838855468Extent: 304 pages

CanongateISBN: 9781838855468Extent: 304 pages

lifeforce matches up to the toughest of the seasons

chameleon-like figure

Pillai argues

Saltblood by Francesca De Tores Groundswell Speaker 2024 CanongateISBN: 9781838855468Extent: 304 pagesIn a rented room outside Plymouth in 1685, a daughter is born as her half brother is dying. Her mother makes a decision: Mary will become Mark, and Ma will continue to collect his inheritance money. Marys dual existence as Mark will lead to a role as a footman in a grand house, serving a French mistress; to the navy, learning who to trust and how to navigate by the stars; and to the army and the battlegrounds of Flanders, finding love among the