Star-Crossed
Star-Crossed by Linda Collison, published by Knopf Books for Young Readers on November 14, 2006, is a first edition novel that spans 416 pages. The story follows Patricia Kelley, a young woman raised as a proper British lady who becomes a stowaway on a merchant ship bound for Barbados. With her father’s death leaving her future uncertain, Patricia embarks on a daring journey to claim her rightful estate, navigating the complexities of her dual existence aboard the ship.
Readers will find a narrative rich in adventure and personal transformation as Patricia grapples with her identity. She balances her life as a lady by day, training as a surgeon’s mate, and as a sailor by night, where she discovers her true self. The novel explores themes of survival, gender roles, and the challenges faced by orphans, all set against the backdrop of the West Indies. Through her experiences, Patricia must confront societal expectations and embrace the risks that come with her quest for love and freedom.
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Patricia Kelley has been raised a proper British lady–but she’s become a stowaway. Her father is dead, and her future in peril. To claim the estate that is rightfully hers, she must travel across the seas to Barbados, hidden in the belly of merchant ship.
It is a daring escapade, and the plan works–for a time. But before she knows it, Patricia’s secret is revealed, and she is torn between two worlds. During the day, she wears petticoats, inhabits the dignified realm of ship’s officers, and trains as a surgeon’s mate with the gentle Aeneas MacPherson; at night she dons pants and climbs the rigging in the rough company of sailors. And it is there, alongside boson’s mate John Dalton, that she feels stunningly alive.
In this mesmerizing novel of daring, adventure, tragedy, and romance, Patricia must cross the threshold between night and day, lady and surgeon, and even woman and man. She must be bold in ways beyond her wildest dreams and take risks she never imagined possible. And she must fight for her life–and her love.
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