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CanongateISBN: 9781838855468Extent: 304 pages

Saltblood by Francesca De Tores Groundswell Speaker 2024 lifeforce matches up to theIn a rented room outside Plymouth in 1685, a daughter is born as her half brother is dying. Her mother makes a decision: Mary will become Mark, and Ma will continue to collect his inheritance money. Marys dual existence as Mark will lead to a role as a footman in a grand house, serving a French mistress; to the navy, learning who to trust and how to navigate by the stars; and to the army and the battlegrounds of Flanders, finding love among the