Author Francesca de Tores, who you may know better as Francesca Haig, was gripped when she happened upon the Wikipedia entry for 18th century pirate, Mary Read. A woman pirate? Damn straight, a woman pirate. And so began Saltblood, Francesa’s first work of historic fiction.Jen caught up with her to chat all things Mary, and navigating the male-dominated waters of swashbuckling adventures.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices