Summary

A True Account is billed as a pirate adventure, yet there are complex themes guiding the narrative.

4-STAR REVIEW: A TRUE ACCOUNT by Katherine Howe

The Description

Publication Date: November 21, 2023

From New York Times bestselling author Katherine Howe comes a daring first-hand account of one young woman’s unbelievable adventure as one of the most terrifying sea rovers of all time.

In Boston, as the Golden Age of Piracy comes to a bloody close, Hannah Masury – bound out to service at a waterfront inn since childhood – is ready to take her life into her own hands. When a man is hanged for piracy in the town square and whispers of a treasure in the Caribbean spread, Hannah is forced to flee for her life, disguising herself as a cabin boy in the pitiless crew of the notorious pirate Edward “Ned” Low. To earn the freedom to choose a path for herself, Hannah must hunt down the treasure and change the tides.

Meanwhile, professor Marian Beresford pieces Hannah’s story together in 1930, seeing her own lack of freedom reflected back at her as she watches Hannah’s transformation. At the center of Hannah Masury’s account, however, lies a centuries-old mystery that Marian is determined to solve, just as Hannah may have been determined to take it to her grave.

A True Account tells the unforgettable story of two women in different worlds, both shattering the rules of their own society and daring to risk everything to go out on their own account.

The Review

An unclaimed treasure links two women centuries apart by a desire to make their way in the world.

Author Katherine Howe delivers a richly detailed dual-perspective storyline in A True Account. Part of the story is told from Hannah Masury’s first-person perspective and details her adventures disguised as a boy among pirates.

Interspersed throughout is the second storyline featuring Professor Marian Beresford, who, in 1930, learns about Hannah’s story. At the center is a mystery relating to an unclaimed treasure, an adventure that has an unexpected outcome for the hunters.

The story, as a whole, has an underlying theme of women daring to break barriers. In Hannah’s time, her adventures take her away from serving at an inn to traveling the sea. Meanwhile, Marian is struggling with her identity.

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About The AuthorKatherine Howe is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning historian and novelist. She lives and sails in New England with her family, where she is at work on her next novel.

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Amy Wilson
Amy Wilson
My name is Amy W., and I am a book addict. I will never forget the day I came home from junior high school to find my mom waiting for me with one of the Harlequin novels from my stash. As she was gearing up for the "you shouldn't be reading this" lecture, I told her the characters get married in the end. I'm just glad she didn't find the Bertrice Small book hidden in my closet. I have diverse reading tastes, evident by the wide array of genres on my Kindle. As I made the transition to an e-reader, I found myself worrying that something could happen to it. As a result, I am now the proud owner of four Kindles -- all different kinds, but plenty of back-ups! "Fifty Shades of Grey" gets high marks on my favorites list -- not for character development or dialogue (definitely not!), but because it blazed new ground for those of us who believe provocative fiction is more than just an explicit cover. Sylvia Day, Lexie Blake, and Kristin Hannah are some of my favorite authors. Speaking of diverse tastes, I also enjoy Dean Koontz, Iris Johansen, and J.A. Konrath. I’m always ready to discover new-to-me authors, especially when I toss in a palate cleanser that is much different than what I would normally read. Give me something with a well-defined storyline, add some suspense (or spice), and I am a happy reader. Give me a happily ever after, and I am downright giddy.

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