Running Close to the Wind

Come for the irrepressible gremlin of a narrator, stay for the plot-relevant cake competitions! A whip-smart, hilarious and exuberant high seas romp Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light

Simply a masterpiece. Uproariously funny, exquisitely witty, brimming with buckling of swashes and scuttling of butts, an adventure tale peppered with heartfelt moments and the power of friendship like so much grapeshot. Put me in a rowboat and tow me behind the ship if I tell a liePremee Mohamed, author of Beneath the Rising

I’ve never fallen so instantly in love with a story as with Running Close to the Wind by the inimitable Alexandra Rowland. Incredible fun, endearing characters, and a beautiful message wrapped in a sea-serpent bowSeth Haddon, author of Reborn

A delightful romp. Fans of Our Flag Means Death are going to flock to this hilarious and unabashedly queer pirate adventureBooklist, Starred Review