In an exclusive London restaurant, Julia Lovat is given a gift that will change her life. 

The antique book of Jacobean embroidery delights her, but when she looks more closely, she discovers within its faded pages the extraordinary diary of a young Cornish girl, calling to her from across the centuries.

On a Sunday morning in July 1625, Barbary pirates sail into a quiet Cornish bay and storm the church. Their loot: sixty men, women and children, bound for northern Morocco where they will be sold as slaves. 

Amongst them is Cat Tregenna, a talented young embroiderer. But as her diary reveals, Cat is anything but the compliant slave her captors were expecting...

An escapist page-turner set in 17th-century Cornwall and Morocco, The Tenth Gift is based on the real-life raids on the Cornish coast by Barbary corsairs.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781789545258
• Author: Jane Johnson
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 448
• Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.8 x 3.2 cm