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Sian Rees was born and brought up in Cornwall. She read Modern History at Oxford, has travelled widely and now lives in Brighton with her two small sons. Her previous books include the bestselling The Floating Brothel, The Shadows of Elisa Lynch and The Ship Thieves.
Rees's story is certainly gripping - slavers used all sorts of ruses to evade capture, from running up a different flag (only certain countries had legal agreements with Britain) to simply throwing slaves overboard (early on, slave ships could be impounded only if the 'cargo' were actually on board) -- Andrew Holgate * Sunday Times * Sian Rees combines thorough research and strong storytelling in Sweet Water and Bitter * Pride Magazine * A packed history of bounty-hunting and piracy, of high principle and low skulduggery, of roiling surf and disease-infested swamps and of the seemingly endless African coast -- Kate Colquhoun * Daily Telegraph * A compelling and moving tale * The Times * A fluent and lively account * Guardian * extensive knowledge...uses her sources to good effect -- Jonathan Mirsky * Literary Review * Fascinating history...Sian Rees is to be congratulated on telling the story so vividly -- Ian Thomson * Times Literary Supplement * All in all it is a complex tale of cruelty, skulduggery, diplomacy, high principles, naval action and the like, but all held together well and told very readably * www.thebookbag.co.uk * The book is a joy to read: well-written and fast-paced... Rees succeeds admirably in bringing to life the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade... -- Emma Christopher * History Today *
