Clarissa Oakes

Resumen del libro

A bordo de la más mítica de las embarcaciones que ha dado la literatura moderna, la "Surprise", Aubrey y Maturin abandonan las costas australianas en un momento en que la guerra entre británicos y franceses se ha suspendido. Sin embargo, eso no significa que haya llegado la paz, y los servicios secretos aprovechas la relativa calma para recabar la mayor información posible. Por su parte, Jack Aubrey teme por la lealtad de sus hombres cuando empieza a observar extraños comportamientos, pero sus temores no está justificados, pues lo que provoca el revuelo es la presencia de una mujer a bordo.
La mejor novela sobre el funcionamiento de los servicios secretos británicos en un lugar remoto.

Biografía del autor

Patrick O'Brian, CBE born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey Maturin series of sea novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, and centred on the friendship of the English naval captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish Catalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series, the first of which is Master and Commander, is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th-century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language. A partially finished 21st novel in the series was published posthumously containing facing pages of handwriting and typescript.<br><br>O'Brian wrote a number of other novels and short stories, most of which were published before he achieved success with the Aubrey Maturin series. He also translated works from French to English, and wrote two biographies.