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| Isabella is a story that has been waiting to be told for 200 years. The story of the mutiny on the Bounty is a legend which has continued to fascinate people worldwide for over two centuries. Yet, despite the 2000 books and articles that have been written about it and the fact that the subject has been the inspiration for three major Hollywood films, the tragic love story at its heart has been ignored, the real cause of the mutiny has never been properly explained and the fate of its enigmatic leader, Fletcher Christian, has remained unsolved. Until now...!
Based on truth, this deeply romantic novel tells the haunting love story of Fletcher Christian and Isabella Curwen and provides answers to many of the mysteries that have always surrounded the mutiny on the Bounty. Fletcher Christian and Isabella Curwen are first cousins who grow up together in the Lake District near Windermere; kindred spirits who, like Heathcliffe and Cathy, are bound to fall in love. But Isabella is promised to another couisn, John, and Fletcher, dashing though he is, comes from the poor side of the family. When Isabella, an only child and heir the Curwen fortune, inherits and John becomes her guardian, he and her relations consipre to prevent her and Fletcher's union. Isabella marries John; Fletcher joins the Navy and later signs on for the Bounty voyage. And the rest, you might think, is history. In fact, it is only the first act in the drama of Fletcher and Isabella... Written with tremendous passion and commitment, Isabella is a potent blend of mystery, suspense, adventure and romance - a gripping, poignant and satisfying read. |
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