I can exclusively reveal that, hot on the heels of the ongoing international success of his instant classic The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, that a new John Boyne adult novel will hit the shelves in 2008.
It opens in 1787. When fourteen year-old John Jacob Turnstile sets off onto the streets of Portsmouth for a morning’s pick-pocketing, little does he know that before the day is over he will be faced with a choice between a couple of years in jail or being pressganged into service on one of His Majesty’s ships, about to set sail on a most important mission. The ship is the Bounty, the Captain is Lt. William Bligh and their destination is the island of Otaheite. As the captain’s servant, Turnstile is on hand to witness the true story of the ill-fated mission: the long journey from Portsmouth to the island, life on the island itself, the mutiny and the 48 day voyage of 19 men on a small launch back to safety.
The King’s Shilling will be published by Doubleday UK in the Spring of 2008.
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