Book description
Set in Cornwall in the early part of the 19th Century.
Thomasina is determined to make more of her life than just to be a
maid - even more so when she is raped by Sir Henry's nephew in the
house she works in. She runs off with sweetheart Jeffrey and they live
for a while as highwaymen, firstly in Mevagissey and surrounding
areas, then Bristol. They make a lot of money and are thinking of
retiring when Jeffrey is caught - and hung.
Thomasina then goes to sea and has further adventures, dressed as a
boy. She meets and falls in love with Abel and, in due course, spends
her highwayman money on a boat which she ensures, anonymously, Abel is
made captain of. Thomasina knows that Abel is the man for her - she
just has to get Abel to know that he is in love with her...
E. V. Thompson was born in London and spent nine years in the Navy
before joining the Bristol police. He moved to Hong Kong, then Rhodesia
and had over 200 stories published before returning to England to become
a full-time award-winning writer.
