Her intention was to ‘write for teenagers, books that they would want to read, almost adult in style and content.’ She left teaching in 1989. She became a teacher after leaving university and taught English in comprehensive schools in Coventry for sixteen years and this is when she began to write. She studied History and Politics at Warwick University and has a PGCE and a master's degree in Education from Birmingham University. Young adult fiction, children's literature, horror, fantasyĬelia Rees (born 17 June 1949) is an English author.Ĭelia Rees was born in Solihull, West Midlands and attended Tudor Grange Grammar School for Girls. University of Warwick University of Birmingham In pursuit of plunder, they quickly learn that the greatest treasures-love and friendship- come from the heart.Solihull, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom Nancy and Minerva find adventure sailing from confederacy ports, to tropical climes, and through harrowing storms in the company of daring and dangerous characters.

Beautifully worded descriptions and spicy dialogue practically allow readers to taste the salty tang in the air. They risk everything to escape and make for the high seas. Nancy and her fearless friend Minerva, are not content to live lives of luxury built on the broken backs of others. Consequently, freedom is explored through the perspective of multiple characters. Nancy is horrified to discover that her family fortune is derived not just from a sugar plantation in Jamaica, but from slave trade.

She taught herself how to read and write, and she is determined to teach herself how to survive independently-even if it means turning to a life of Piracy!This historical novel opens in 1722 coastal England. When misfortune devastates the family fortune, Nancy’s brothers attempt to use her as a bargaining chip. Though sixteen-year-old Nancy Kington is dressed up like a doll and drilled in the ladylike arts, her heart cries out for more adventure than an eligible match. One grey summer morning, in 1722, my wish was granted, but not quite in the way that I would have wanted.'So begins Pirates by Cecilia Rees.

'I was of a roving frame of mind, even as a child, and for years my fancy had been to set sail on one of my father's ships.

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