Jiddy is a survivor. Rescued at birth, she grows up in Robin Hood's Bay, a village harbouring a dangerous secret. Just as romance blossoms and Jiddy finally feels like she belongs, figures from the past threaten to tear her world apart... A thrilling tale of one girl's search for identity and love, set against a backdrop of smuggling and violence
1779On tumultuous waters a girl is born as pirates board the ship . . .Jiddy Vardy is a survivor.Rescued at birth, she grows up in Robin Hood's Bay, a community which harbours a dangerous secret that could get you killed.Always the outsider, with her dark skin and hair, at sixteen Jiddy is clever, brave and headstrong, soon risking her life and freedom to play her part in the Bay's clandestine activities.Then, just as romance blossoms and Jiddy finally feels like she belongs, figures from the past threaten to tear her world apart, and she has to decide where her loyalties truly lie.A thrilling tale of one girl's search for identity and love, set against a backdrop of wild seas, smuggling and violence.Yorkshire author Ruth Estevez previously worked as a scriptwriter for major BBC young people's programming.
