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On Wilder Seas by Nikki Marmery

16 March 2020 By Editor

April 1579.

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When two ships meet off the Pacific coast of New Spain, an enslaved woman seizes the chance to escape.

But Maria has unwittingly joined Francis Drake’s circumnavigation voyage as he sets sail on a secret detour into the far north.

Sailing into the unknown on the Golden Hind, a lone woman among 80 men, Maria will be tested to the very limits of her endurance. It will take all her wits to survive – and courage to cut the ties that bind her to Drake to pursue her own journey.

How far will Maria go to be truly free? Inspired by a true story, this is the tale of one woman’s uncharted voyage to freedom.

On Wilder Seas by Nikki Marmery is published on 16 March, 2020.

Read more about Nikki’s reconstruction of Maria’s life as an enslaved African woman.

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