LEADER 01449ojm 2200241z- 450 001 9910148909403321 005 20230912161814.0 010 $a0-00-721738-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000923657 035 $a(BIP)014060354 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000923657 100 $a20231107c2005uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aSurgeon's Mate 210 $cHarperCollins UK 330 8 $aLoving someone, in a time of war and divided loyalties, can be the greatest risk of all.Ordered home by despatch vessel, Captain Jack Aubrey and ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin have been tasked with bringing the news of the latest victory in the war with America back to the government in Britain. But Maturin is a marked man for the havoc he has wrought upon the French intelligence network in the New World, and the attentions of two privateers who pursue their ship soon become menacing.In this man's world of seamanship and war, will a dangerous but fascinating woman redress the balance?'I have no particular interest in the sailing or fighting of squarerigged ships, but I've never been so attached to any fictional characters in my life.'MAILE MELOY'A swelling tide of intrigue and adventure in the best tradition.'Guardian 676 $a823/.914 700 $aO'Brian$b Patrick$f1914-2000$0780171 702 $aHardy$b Robert$f1925-2017$4oth 906 $aAUDIO 912 $a9910148909403321 996 $aSurgeon's Mate$93647864 997 $aUNINA