"Lay is a master of understanding the Pacific, its people, and its past ... a real gem." The New Zealand Herald
April 28th, 1789.
Aboard HMAV Bounty, 25-year-old Fletcher Christian can take no more. His commander, William Bligh, has made his life intolerable.
To Fletcher, Bligh has become a tyrant rather than captain. He has humiliated Fletcher in front of his crew. Between the two men, where there was once comradeship, there is now only conflict and loathing.
Fletcher decides that he cannot continue on this voyage from hell. He must rid himself of his tormentor. His options, though, are cruelly limited.
Off the Tongan island of Tofua, Fletcher first contemplates suicide. Dissuaded of this course of action by a ship-mate, Fletcher then responds to a call for mutiny. Others aboard also detest Bligh. Together they will seize command of the Bounty from their captain.
The ship is taken by force. But this is just the beginning of a series of violent acts which culminate in the deaths of many men, on the isolated Pacific island of Pitcairn, where Fletcher and his Tahitian lover Isabella endeavour to establish a home. But their attempts are doomed, as envy and lust destroy the Utopia they dream of.
Graeme Lay has written novels for adults and young adults, as well as collections of short stories and books of travel writing. Many of his books are set in the islands of the South Pacific, a region through which he has travelled extensively. He writes full-time from his home in the marine suburb of Devonport in Auckland, New Zealand.
Praise for Graeme Lay:
'Graeme Lay ... is well placed to attempt what no one has ever managed to achieve, by telling us not just what Cook did, but what he was like.' North & South
'A wonderful read. I enjoyed it enormously.' Graham Beattie, Radio New Zealand
Praise for Graeme Lay:
'Graeme Lay ... is well placed to attempt what no one has ever managed to achieve, by telling us not just what Cook did, but what he was like.' North & South
'A wonderful read. I enjoyed it enormously.' Graham Beattie, Radio New Zealand
"Lay takes the reader on a new voyage of discovery alongside the great navigator, providing a fascinating re-assessment of the remarkable James Cook and his relationships with his colleagues and his wife." Scoop
"Lay has written a superb series of novels, which get under the skin of the protagonist and puts us aboard ship during his mesmerising voyages. Fans of Maturin and Aubrey will enjoy the relationship between Cook and Joseph Banks... The author deserves praise for the scale of his research and scope of his narrative." Richard Foreman
Genre: Historical
April 28th, 1789.
Aboard HMAV Bounty, 25-year-old Fletcher Christian can take no more. His commander, William Bligh, has made his life intolerable.
To Fletcher, Bligh has become a tyrant rather than captain. He has humiliated Fletcher in front of his crew. Between the two men, where there was once comradeship, there is now only conflict and loathing.
Fletcher decides that he cannot continue on this voyage from hell. He must rid himself of his tormentor. His options, though, are cruelly limited.
Off the Tongan island of Tofua, Fletcher first contemplates suicide. Dissuaded of this course of action by a ship-mate, Fletcher then responds to a call for mutiny. Others aboard also detest Bligh. Together they will seize command of the Bounty from their captain.
The ship is taken by force. But this is just the beginning of a series of violent acts which culminate in the deaths of many men, on the isolated Pacific island of Pitcairn, where Fletcher and his Tahitian lover Isabella endeavour to establish a home. But their attempts are doomed, as envy and lust destroy the Utopia they dream of.
Graeme Lay has written novels for adults and young adults, as well as collections of short stories and books of travel writing. Many of his books are set in the islands of the South Pacific, a region through which he has travelled extensively. He writes full-time from his home in the marine suburb of Devonport in Auckland, New Zealand.
Praise for Graeme Lay:
'Graeme Lay ... is well placed to attempt what no one has ever managed to achieve, by telling us not just what Cook did, but what he was like.' North & South
'A wonderful read. I enjoyed it enormously.' Graham Beattie, Radio New Zealand
Praise for Graeme Lay:
'Graeme Lay ... is well placed to attempt what no one has ever managed to achieve, by telling us not just what Cook did, but what he was like.' North & South
'A wonderful read. I enjoyed it enormously.' Graham Beattie, Radio New Zealand
"Lay takes the reader on a new voyage of discovery alongside the great navigator, providing a fascinating re-assessment of the remarkable James Cook and his relationships with his colleagues and his wife." Scoop
"Lay has written a superb series of novels, which get under the skin of the protagonist and puts us aboard ship during his mesmerising voyages. Fans of Maturin and Aubrey will enjoy the relationship between Cook and Joseph Banks... The author deserves praise for the scale of his research and scope of his narrative." Richard Foreman
Genre: Historical
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