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Desolation Island (Vol. Book 5) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
Desolation Island (Vol. Book 5) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels) | Patrick O'Brian
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"The relationship [between Aubrey and Maturin]...is about the best thing afloat....For Conradian power of description and sheer excitement there is nothing in naval fiction to beat the stern chase as the outgunned Leopard staggers through mountain waves in icy latitudes to escape the Dutch seventy-four."Stephen Vaughan, Observer Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon Stephen Maturin sail the Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a beautiful and dangerous spyand a treacherous disease that decimates the crew. With a Dutch man-of-war to windward, the undermanned, outgunned Leopard sails for her life into the freezing waters of the Antarctic, where, in mountain seas, the Dutchman closes...
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AceOnRoam
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So, I'm doing a puzzle that's taking forever. It's monopolizing my saloon table, so many audio books have gone into my jigsaw and I'm only a third of the way through 😯
If I could redesign my table to have all of these compartments and drawers that would be awesome. (Picture ruthlessly nicked from Facebook).

#audiopuzzling

Godmotherx5 What a cool table. We limited space so puzzling has been neglected. Good luck with your puzzle. 6y
AceOnRoam @Godmotherx5 I need to find a carpenter !!! 6y
Godmotherx5 Let me know when you do! 6y
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julesG I need such a table. 6y
tjwill That table is awesome. Project for my husband?! 6y
AceOnRoam @Godmotherx5 will do 😊 6y
AceOnRoam @julesG It would be so awesome! 6y
AceOnRoam @tjwill ohh, @Godmotherx5 I think we have our carpenter !!!! 6y
Sace Ohhhh. I want that. I'd love to do puzzles, but there are no cat free spaces in our small house. That table would be the perfect solution. 6y
stacybmartin I need this table!! 😍 6y
julesG @AceOnRoam I'm going to share this picture with my father. He likes woodworking/carpentry and it would be the perfect gift for my daughter and me. 6y
AceOnRoam @RestlessFickleBookHoarder I wish I had a cat, even if it ate the pieces!!! But yes this table is too good to be true! 6y
AceOnRoam @stacybmartin it would be such a cool thing and your visitors would never know what a true geek you are 😂😂😂 6y
LauraBeth I LOVE this table! Gray Cat eats my puzzle pieces. 😼 6y
Eggs Great table 6y
AceOnRoam @LauraBeth I love it, Gray Cat is forgiven 😍😍😍 6y
AceOnRoam @Eggs needs to go in the library you posted yesterday 😊 6y
tjwill @AceOnRoam @Godmotherx5 My husband is just starting to get into woodworking, so I think he might like to try a project like this. And we do need a coffee table! 6y
AceOnRoam @tjwill that's awesome and of course a whole community of people here who would love to see the results. You may even get some orders! 6y
Godmotherx5 @tjwill what a big undertaking. Your hubby is brave. 6y
Eggs @AceOnRoam yeah 😊👏🏻😍 6y
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hof1991
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If you like solid history and a rousing story, this is for you. Hornblower redone with better history and amusing writing. Read one and you will want them all.

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I just discovered this series and yes ... I am officially obsessed. I raced through the first five books and am now in a self-enforced break (to spread out the enjoyment even more). Anyone else in love with Aubrey and Maturin?!

CrowCAH Currently listening to this book! Love it 🥰 5y
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