Philippa's Reviews > Seaborne

This is a wonderful story, beautifully written and so evocative. There were many words and phrases that I hadn't heard in years, great to hear them used again. Anne Coleman's life was certainly an interesting one, as told by Nuala O'Connor, she certainly is a memorable historical character. She is an illegitimate daughter, disguised as a boy to protect reputations (how Irish that is!) But her real obsession is the sea and everything associated with it and her story of piracy takes her from Cork to America and beyond, she finds love and loss and, quite seriously, I would have enjoyed if her life had been explored in even greater depth, the book is too short! I'll be looking out for other books by this great Irish author and would encourage you to look too.