- Paperback: 436 pages
- Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd (15 July 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1906645159
- ISBN-13: 978-1906645151
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 12.6 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 196,886 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
A Heavy Chest of Dreams
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| |||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
A Heavy Chest of Dreamsby Emmy Culley Charting the incredible life of Sushana Culley on her voyage from sheltered childhood to pyrate queen, this enticing yarn unravels life-changing adventures many of which the author has based on personal experiences in her own extraordinary life. Living a dangerous but thrilling existence in the sixteenth century Shana had to adapt to a male-dominated society. Disguised as a boy, the young orphan moved unnoticed through squalid streets. Gruesomely accurate accounts of torture, murder and sex give the reader realistic experiences of Tudor times. Finding herself at sea on a ship captained by an abusive bully Shana cheated death, turning her life around. Living amongst a rough, all-male crew the determined wench rose to become the most feared pyrate captain of all time. Joining forces with Irish pyrate queen, Grace O'Malley, Shana declared war on the English slave trade and was charged with treason by Queen Elizabeth. With her multi-cultural pyrate crew she sailed the known seas building up a vast fortune but the shadow of the noose always threatened. During her bi-sexual life she enjoyed many lovers but endured agonizing rapes one of which resulted in the birth of her adored son Patrick.
From the Author
If you decide to buy my new book, `A Heavy Chest of Dreams' I hope that you will gain as much pleasure from reading it as I have writing it. Although I have always enjoyed writing short stories and poetry, penning a novel has been my dream project for many years.
I enjoy escapism through writing and my novel has helped me to face up to some of the trauma that I have faced in my life.
I do hope that you enjoy my raunchy, provocative and thrilling historical tale but be warned... `tis horrific in places!
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a real "must read". It gripped me from the very first page and it is one of those rare books which I just did not want to put down.
It is a very exciting adventure but the author has embellished the story with some excellent research into the period.
The characters are larger than life and this book provides a realistic portrayal of pirates and the way they lived.
It is quite a raunchy and violent tale in places but accurately describes people and relationships in Tudor times.
It is a very exciting adventure but the author has embellished the story with some excellent research into the period.
The characters are larger than life and this book provides a realistic portrayal of pirates and the way they lived.
It is quite a raunchy and violent tale in places but accurately describes people and relationships in Tudor times.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was very pleased to finally get to read this tome and what an amazing gift for writing, Emmy Culley has. This is a chunky book about the female pyrate, Sushana Culley and the brutal world she gets to inhabit. This story is very well written by Ms Culley and it really informs the reader so well, as to help them soak up the atmosphere and feel of the times of Elizabeth I and everything that life of that period entails. Of course it is bawdy and quite savagely cruel at times, but that was the way of the world and this book is written with real depth, passion and understanding of that entire episode in British history, when there was the age of discovery for England and the acts of piracy, both by the hardened pirates and the legitimised Queen Elizabeth's explorers and plunderers of her own fleet. All of this leading to brutal deaths, slavery, acquisition of gold (and other riches) and the all empowering dominance over their captives. Life wasn't easy and Sushana becomes very successful at becoming a Pyrate Queen.
A well written book and one I would recommend!
A well written book and one I would recommend!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is compulsive reading! From start to finish, the reader is taken on a voyage through the heroine's life that is filled with drama, tragedy, joy, pain, love, lust and passion. The captivating storyline is further enhanced by some amazingly detailed technical, historical, political and cultural research, which really brings the characters and events to life, and gives a thought provoking and disturbing insight into this period of history.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Spell Binding Does Not Even Come Close
I have yet to receive my order, (its on its way, I'm told, I cant wait) so I borrowed a friends copy and read it in ernst. Read more
Published 9 days ago by J L Panetta-Romain Stuart Romain
A Heavy Chest of Dreams
A wonderful raunchy read which certainly leaves the reader breathless at times and wanting more - I look forward to future instalments! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Alex Cassels
A damned fine adventure!
I normally only read on holiday but this book was the exception, once I picked it up I couldn't put it down. Read more
Published 4 months ago by mounters
Riveting read, from beginning to end.
I have read a lot of books, over the years. But, never have I felt so engrossed, that I thought about the book, when I wasn't reading it. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. M. Hurst
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Fiction > Erotica > Adult Fiction
- Books > Romance > Adult & Contemporary
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
