Mutiny On The Bounty

<p>John Boyne is the author of fifteen novels for adults six for younger readers and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel <i>The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas </i>has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been adapted for cinema theatre ballet and opera. His many international bestsellers include <i>The Heart's Invisible Furies </i>and<i> A Ladder to the Sky</i>. He has won four Irish Book Awards including Author of the Year in 2022 along with a host of other international literary prizes. His novels are published in sixty languages.<br><br><br>Twitter: @JohnBoyneBooks<br>Instagram: @JohnBoyneAuthor</p> <p>Pickpocket John Jacob Turnstile is on his way to be detained at His Majesty's Pleasure when he is offered a lifeline what seems like a freedom of sorts - the job of personal valet to a departing naval captain. Little does he realise that it is anything but - and by accepting the devil's bargain he will put his life in perilous danger. For the ship is HMS Bounty his new captain William Bligh and their destination Tahiti.<br><br>From the moment the ship leaves port Turnstile's life is turned upside down for not only must he put his own demons to rest but he must also confront the many adversaries he will encounter on the Bounty's extraordinary last voyage. Walking a dangerous line between an unhappy crew and a captain he comes to admire he finds himself in a no-man's land where the distinction between friend and foe is increasingly difficult to determine...</p> An excellent story...Written with a total command of naval expertise without ever spilling over into pedantry <i>Mutiny on the Bounty </i>is storytelling at its most accomplished A mesmerising tour-de-force... This is a remarkable and compelling piece of storytelling <p>Pickpocket John Jacob Turnstile is on his way to be detained at His Majesty's Pleasure when he is offered a lifeline what seems like a freedom of sorts - the job of personal valet to a departing naval captain. Little does he realise that it is anything but - and by accepting the devil's bargain he will put his life in perilous danger. For the ship is HMS Bounty his new captain William Bligh and their destination Tahiti.<br><br>From the moment the ship leaves port Turnstile's life is turned upside down for not only must he put his own demons to rest but he must also confront the many adversaries he will encounter on the Bounty's extraordinary last voyage. Walking a dangerous line between an unhappy crew and a captain he comes to admire he finds himself in a no-man's land where the distinction between friend and foe is increasingly difficult to determine...</p>