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Crossed Bones Hardcover – Jan. 1 1863

by Jane Johnson (Author)
3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 53 ratings
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The ultimate escapist novel for 2008--romantic Labyrinth meets Pirates of the Caribbean.

In an expensive London restaurant, a gift is given that will change Julia Lovat's life. The weathered little book of Jacobean embroidery delights her, but when she settles down to read it more closely, she unexpectedly discovers within its foxed and faded pages the extraordinary diary of a young Cornish girl, calling to her from across the centuries.

On a Sunday morning in July 1625, Barbary pirates sail into a quiet Cornish bay and storm the church. Their loot: 60 men, women and children, kidnapped and bound for northern Morocco, where they are to be sold in the thronging slave market of the Souq el Ghezel. Amongst them is Catherine Anne Tregenna, a feisty and talented young embroiderer. But as her diary reveals, Cat is anything but the subservient and compliant slave that her captors were expecting--and as the coast of England fades from sight, adventure beckons in the East...

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  1. Language
    English
  2. Publisher
    Viking
  3. Publication date
    Jan. 1 1863
  4. Dimensions
    16.4 x 3.6 x 24.1 cm
  5. ISBN-10
    0670917311
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0670917310
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About the Author

Jane Johnson is a fiction publishing director at HarperCollins UK, but works for much of the year from a Berber village in the Anti-Atlas Mountains, where she met her husband and wrote Crossed Bones. Her married name is Zaina Bakrim.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking (Jan. 1 1863)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0670917311
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0670917310
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 700 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.4 x 3.6 x 24.1 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 53 ratings

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Jane Johnson

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Come find me on Twitter @JaneJohnsonBakr and on Facebook at Jane Johnson (Writer)

My website is www.janejohnsonbooks.com and there you can find an email contact form: do write - I love to hear from my readers and always reply!

I update and blog regularly about writing, publishing and cooking Moroccan food (my husband is a Moroccan chef).

I am from Cornwall and I've worked in the book industry for 30 years as a bookseller, publisher and writer.

In 2005 I was in Morocco researching the story of a family member abducted from a Cornish church in 1625 by Barbary pirates and sold into slavery in North Africa (which formed the basis for THE TENTH GIFT), when a near-fatal climbing incident (which makes an appearance in THE SALT ROAD) made me rethink my future! (The whole story is told on my website.)

I went home, gave up my office job in London, sold my flat and shipped the contents to Morocco. In October of that year I married Abdellatif, my own 'Berber pirate', and now we split our time between Cornwall and a village in the Anti-Atlas Mountains.

I still work, remotely, as Fiction Publishing Director for HarperCollins and am the editor for (among others) George RR Martin (GAME OF THRONES), Dean Koontz, Robin Hobb, Mark Lawrence, SK Tremayne (aka Sean Thomas) and Raymond Feist.

I was responsible for publishing the works of JRR Tolkien during the 1980s and 1990s and worked on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, spending many months in New Zealand with cast and crew. I have also written several books for children.

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JACQUIE
5.0 out of 5 stars CROSSED BONES.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2013
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I HAD JUST FINISHED READING THE TENTH GIFT AND WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER STORY FROM JANE JOHNSON. I SETTLED MYSELF DOWN TO START READING, BUT WHAT A TERRIBLE LET DOWN I HAD. IT IS "THE TENTH GIFT" UNDER A DIFFERENT TITLE. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN IT, AND ALSO VERY ANGRY TO THINK THAT THIS IS A WAY OF GETTING PEOPLE TO BUY THE SAME BOOK TWICE UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME. I WISH I HAD READ THE REVIEWS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT, BUT AS I KNOW THAT THIS AUTHOR IS GOOD I DID NOT BOTHER TO CHECK IT. I WILL IN FUTURE. IT IS SAD THAT AUTHORS CAN WORK THAT WAY.
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Frankie
4.0 out of 5 stars Different title, same book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2014
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Having enjoyed The Salt Road I quickly bought 2 other ones by Jane Johnson for my kindle, only to realise once already paid for that Crossed Bones is exactly the same book as The Tenth gift. So the book is a nice holiday read, just don't buy both!
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delwboy
3.0 out of 5 stars Check the Title
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2010
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Beware - "Crossed Bones" to the same book as "The Tenth Gift". My wife read and enjoyed the latter, then bought the former thinking it was a different book!
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K izycki
1.0 out of 5 stars How do I get my money back?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2014
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I bought Crossed Bones in good faith because I enjoyed The Tenth Gift so much. I am very annoyed to find it is the same book with a different title. This is outrageous. I am not sure how to address this but I hope someone reads this review and addresses it.
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mixed feelings
5.0 out of 5 stars Issued under two different titles
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2018
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Great book but also pu lished under another title . The tenth gift
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