When legendary swashbuckler Errol Flynn washes ashore in his yacht in Jamaica, teenaged Ida Joseph makes it her business to meet him. For Flynn, Jamaica is a revelation:

a tropical paradise that promises adventure and a fresh start; when he and Ida do meet, he is intrigued by her poise and singles her out for attention. Soon Flynn has made a home for himself on Navy Island where he entertains the cream of Hollywood, and Ida has set her heart on this charismatic older man.

Ida's child, May, will meet her famous father only once. The Pirate's Daughter is a tale of passion and recklessness, of a mother's battle to protect her child, and of a nation struggling to rise to the challenge of hard-won independence. It is a story as spellbinding as even the richest haul of pirate treasure.