The Covert Buccaneer
Reviewed By Janet Mawdesley October 17, 2025
Author S. Lucia Kanter St. Amour
Distributor: Amazon
ISBN: 979-8992752816
Publisher: Pactum Factum Press
Release Date: 13 October 2025
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The Covert Buccaneer is one of those stories that commences slowly, if somewhat messily, but before you know it you are involved a wonderfully rich tale of life as we know it and life that once was, told with a wealth of understanding as to the history of the times and the courage it took to step outside of the dictates of society .
Ellie is a single mother of two little boys, one with severe developmental issues, a Lawyer and woman who was dismissed as Senior Partner in a top Law firm because she had children who would or could impair her work as a Lawyer.
She is now working in a role she loves as a Human Rights Lawyer representing women from a multi-cultural background, juggling her children’s schedules, while grieving for her beloved Grandfather.
A diary is discovered while cleaning out the house of her grandparents, written by Theodora Ellis, known as Teddy, commencing as a young girl rebelling about the dictates society is already placing on her, schooling and her step-mother, a woman for whom she has little respect.
Ellie finds she is enthralled by the diary, captivated by the story that is unfolding and when more diaries are discovered she is in raptures. She realises that so much of the story of early pioneer women was never told, the men being the ones who sought the accolades, the women carefully washed out of history.
As Teddy’s life unfolds, full of challenge and courage, creating her own pathway through society, so too does Ellie’s as she reaches out, learning to trust again and take on the might of a Law firm she once admired.
S. Lucia Kanter St. Amour has used a skilful blend of fact and fiction to tell the story of women who were brave enough to challenge the might of society in a time when it was a very patriarchal society and uses the modern day scarcely veiled world of patriarchy to strike a resounding note for women who are brave enough, strong enough and courageous enough to stand up for their hard earned rights.
The Author notes are a must read as they go into detail in relation to the characters and historic events, both past and recent.