The Ghost Ship (Kate Mosse, The Burning Chambers Book 3)

After the Burning Chambers and The City of Tears, The Ghost Ship is the third part of the story that started when Minou Joubert was nineteen in 1562. In this third book, we follow the steps of Minou’s granddaughter Louise in the early 1600s. Louise has had a troubled childhood and this has made her into a strong, independent and courageous young woman. As owner and later captain of her ship, she leads a very unconventional life for a woman of her time in many ways, but I will give no spoilers here … She is a woman who lives in a man’s world, at sea and being a pirate, righting the wrongs that slave traders are committing around the Canaries.
As usual, Kate Mosse has researched her topic well and offers a novel rich in historical background. She also finds a prominent place in history for a woman, highlighting how this would have been such an incredible situation at the time. The story of Louise’s adventures is immersive and imaginative. The ending leaves a door open for a next book, and I hope it comes because I would definitely like to find out more about the life of Louise after she leaves the Canaries.
So we will be patient till the next book. This third book can be read on its own if that’s the first one you read, but you will find yourself drawn to the others so maybe best to start from the beginning and read the whole series.
Kate Mosse is an incredible writer of historical fiction. In a recent interview, she said “Obviously I write historical fiction, but the history has to be spot on. Your readers need to trust that you’ve got it right, that they are in safe hands, that I know what I’m talking about.” And that’s exactly what she does and why I always enjoy her novels. A really excellent read.