{"product_id":"the-commodore","title":"The Commodore","description":"To whom does one’s true allegiance lie?\u003cbr\u003eJack Aubrey’s long service has at last been rewarded with promotion to the rank of commodore, and a squadron of ships to command. His new commission is twofold – first, inhibit the slave trade off the coast of West Africa, and then, on his return, intercept a French fleet loaded with weapons intended for the disaffected Irish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut will the conflict of loyalties be insurmountable for his friend, and Irishman, Stephen Maturin?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor : Patrick O'Brian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback : 396 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSKU : P1777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAubrey\/Maturin series - Book 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘His novels are . . . as delicately perceptive about the human condition as the Jane Austen novels that O’Brian himself so much admired.’\u003cbr\u003eCHRISTINA HARDYMENT, Independent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘One of the most brilliantly sustained pieces of historical fictional writing this century.’\u003cbr\u003eJAMES TEACHER, Spectator","brand":"Boat books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52958605836652,"sku":"P1777","price":22.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/1920\/5996\/files\/The-Commodore-Patrock-o-brian-e1722824937438.jpg?v=1764847535","url":"https:\/\/www.boatbooks-aust.com.au\/products\/the-commodore","provider":"Boat books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}