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Winner of the essence literary award in fictionin 1946, hollywoods most famous swashbuckler, errol flynn, arrived in jamaica in a stormravaged boat. Her struggles dominate the book as she attempts to survive her illegitimate status and racial confusion she appears white but is mixed race, as. Pirates daughter by margaret cezairthompson, robin miles. Read a chapter excerpt from the pirate s daughter at unbridled books.
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