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The Princess and the Pirate

In the 16th century, the Portuguese were the dominant power in the triangle of India, Madagascar and East Africa. It was the ‘Age of the Pirate’: forays into India to impress men into service on pirate ships, raids on shipping in the Arabian Sea for booty... A romantic story of adventure, The Princess and the Pirate centres on Zahira, a young Indian girl taken hostage and ransomed by the handsome, brave pirate chief, Pedro Alvarari. Can she forget home and family to contemplate a future with the pirates? Will Pedro’s lust for gold and drunken, violent life allow him to fall in love? Is the pirate life itself under threat by a desire for more order and stability? Written for young readers aged 15 and above or for the romance connoisseur, The Princess and the Pirate is beautifully illustrated with twelve plates.

Sally Gaunt

As an Australian university student, Sally Gaunt toured extensively in Pacific Oceania, Indonesia, and India. She studied the Ramayana and Mahabarata and developed a genuine interest in the culture and people of South East Asia. She lives in Perth Western Australia with her husband and has published two books of poetry – Poems of Passion and Praise, and Blue Moon over Moorea. (The latter was published by Austin Macauley in May 2022.) This is her first novel.

Austin Macauley Publishers