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Title: The Captain's Girl

Author: Nicola Pryce

Narrator: Penelope Freeman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-10-18

Publisher: Soundings

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Cornwall, 1793. As the French Revolution threatens the stability of England, so too is discontent brewing in the heart of Celia Cavendish. Promised to the brutal Viscount Vallenforth, she must find a way to break free from the bounds of a life stifled by convention and cruelty.

Celia enlists her neighbours, Sir James and Lady Polcarrow, in the hope of escaping her impending marriage and making a new life for herself. But can the Polcarrows' mysterious friend Arnaud, captain of the cutter L'Aigrette, protect Celia from a man who will let nothing stand in the way of his greed? And will Arnaud himself prove to be friend...or foe?

Members Reviews:

If you love reading a well plotted evocative book which transports you ...

If you love reading a well plotted evocative book which transports you in time and place then I highly recommend The Captain's Girl - and its prequel Pengelly's Daughter. It's set in Cornwall 1793. Celia and Charity are wonderful empathetic characters, the hero is dashing (of course!!), I enjoyed the history, the plot fast paced - and I wish I could go sailing on L'Aigrette ...

How did Arabella fall in love? How are they now

Celia knows her duty. Marry the guy they tell her to marry. But trust me, no one would want to marry that guy and when she finds out, well what can she do? What could any woman do at this time when you had to obey your father and then your husband. But she has a streak of wild in her and plans an escape.

First, her cousin Arabella who ran away. We only hear about that. I do not know Arabella, but I was all, I want her story too! How did Arabella fall in love? How are they now? Sometimes those side characters that are not even there really grab your attention. But let us forget about Arabella, I am sure she is happy somewhere. I guess I should read more of the authors books even if she is not in them.

There are more things going on that just Celia's marriage to be. The French revolution is still felt and the English worry about spies (this being a book set at the coast and all). Something is strange about the neighbors and they have their problems. And of course then there is the handsome strangely French captain that she meets.

Conclusion:

Romance, spies, wonderful side characters (not just the that cousin we never even met) and drama.

Review of 'The Captain's Girl' by Nicola Pryce

'The Captain's Girl' is another great historical thriller by Nicola Pryce, following on - and including characters from - her first book, 'Pengelly's Daughter'. The good thing about the book is that it combines very interesting historical and social background, set as it is in 1793 French Revolutionary times, with a really exciting story that you can't put down till you've finished the book. It was well worth reading Nicola Pryce's

website as she elaborates on the inspiration for some of her characters - Sir Edward Pellew being one, an ancestor of mine ! From her book one learns of the real fears the English had of French spies and Revolution crossing the Channel; about sailing ships of those days; about English justice; about lives of the rich and the very poor; about clothing for the gentry.

So, another great book from Nicola Pryce - but start with 'Pengelly's Daughter' if you can, though 'The Captain's Girl' stands perfectly well on its own.