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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk -- Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unforgettable experience as we chat online with 
 Vanessa Riley about her newest book\, Fire Sword and Sea\, based on the 
 folk story of the female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye.\n\nThe Caribbean Sea\, 
 1675. Jacquotte Delahaye is the mixed-race daughter of a wealthy tavern 
 owner on the island of Tortuga. Instead of marriage\, Jacquotte dreams of 
 joining the seafarers and smugglers whose tall-masted ships cluster in the 
 turquoise waters around Tortuga. In Haiti she becomes Jacques\, a 
 dockworker\, earning the respect of those around her while hiding her 
 gender.\n\nJacquotte discovers that secret identities are fairly common in 
 the chaotic world of seafaring\, which is full of outsiders and misfits. As 
 Jacques\, Jacquotte falls in love with Lizzôa d'Erville\, a beautiful 
 courtesan who deals in secrets and sex. While others see their work clothes 
 as a disguise\, Lizzôa’s true self is as a woman.\n\nFor the next twenty 
 years\, Jacquotte raids the Caribbean\, making enemies and amassing a 
 fortune in stolen gold. When her fellow pirates decide to increase their 
 profits by entering the slave trade\, Jacquotte turns away from piracy and 
 the pursuit of riches. Risking her life in one deadly skirmish after 
 another\, she instead begins to plot a war of liberation.\n\nDon’t miss 
 out on this exciting discussion! Register now to embark on a seafaring 
 journey of self discovery and reclamation of personal power.\n\nAbout the 
 Author: Vanessa Riley is an award-winning author and proud recipient of the 
 2024 Georgia Mystery/Detective Fiction Author of the Year. She writes Sagas 
 and Book Club Fiction that brings to life the hidden narratives of Black 
 women and women of color in novels like Island Queen and Queen of Exiles. 
 Her stories celebrate strong sisterhoods\, diverse communities\, and 
 resilience across historical fiction\, romance\, and mystery genres.Her 
 work has been featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution\, Washington 
 Post\, Entertainment Weekly\, NPR\, Publishers Weekly\, and The New York 
 Times.\n\nJoin Meeting: https://libraryc.org/agawamlibrary/106666/register
ORGANIZER;CN="Kristen Frost":MAILTO:kfrost@agawamlibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Virtual Author Talks
CONTACT;CN="Kristen Frost":MAILTO:kfrost@agawamlibrary.org
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