{"product_id":"the-commodore-aubrey-maturin-novels-17-book-18","title":"The Commodore (Aubrey\/Maturin Novels, 17) (Book 17)","description":"The seventeenth novel in the sweeping Aubrey-Maturin series of naval tales, which the New York Times Book Review has described as \"the best historical novels ever written.\"\nHaving survived a long and desperate adventure in the Great South Sea, Captain Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin return to England to very different circumstances. For Jack it is a happy homecoming, at least initially, but for Stephen it is disastrous: his little daughter appears to be autistic, incapable of speech or contact, while his wife, Diana, unable to bear this situation, has disappeared, her house being looked after by the widowed Clarissa Oakes.\nMuch of The Commodore takes place on land, in sitting rooms and in drafty castles, but the roar of the great guns is never far from our hearing. Aubrey and Maturin are sent on a bizarre decoy mission to the fever-ridden lagoons of the Gulf of Guinea to suppress the slave trade. But their ultimate destination is Ireland, where the French are mounting an invasion that will test Aubrey's seamanship and Maturin's resourcefulness as a secret intelligence agent.\nThe subtle interweaving of these disparate themes is an achievement of pure storytelling by one of our greatest living novelists.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0393314596\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0393314596.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:O'Brian, Patrick\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41505920647226,"sku":"DBV.0393314596.G","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0393314596-0.jpg?v=1783222425","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-commodore-aubrey-maturin-novels-17-book-18","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}