The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 1668051028 ISBN13: 9781668051023 Release Date: June 2024 Publisher: Atria Books Length: 368 Pages Weight: 1.15 lbs. Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.0" This epic, dazzling tale based on true events illuminates a woman of color's rise to power as one of the few purported female pirate captains to sail the Caribbean, and the forbidden love story that will shape the course of history. In the tumultuous town of Y quimo, Santo Domingo, Jacquotte Delahaye is an unknown but up-and-coming shipwright. Her dreams are bold but her ambitions are bound by the confines of her life with her self-seeking French father. When her way of life and the delicate balance of power in the town are threatened, she is forced to flee her home and become a woman on the run along with a motley crew of refugees, including a mysterious young woman named Teresa. Jacquotte and her band become indentured servants to the infamous Blackhand, a ruthless pirate cap