num_pages: 260
description: Bored and restless in London's Restoration Court, Lady Dona escapes into the British countryside with her restlessness and thirst for adventure as her only guides.Eventually Dona lands in remote Navron, looking for peace of mind in its solitary woods and hidden creeks. She finds the passion her spirit craves in the love of a daring French pirate who is being hunted by all of Cornwall.Together, they embark upon a quest rife with danger and glory, one which bestows upon Dona the ultimate choice: sacrifice her lover to certain death or risk her own life to save him.
language: English
title: Frenchman's Creek
titlecomplete: Frenchman's Creek
characters: Jean-Benoit Aubéry, Dona, Lady St. Columb
genres: Adventure, Historical, Historical Fiction, Pirates, Gothic, Classics, Historical Romance, British Literature, Romance, Fiction
ratings_count: 19072
places: Helford River
publisher: Virago