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A Respectable Trade

by Philippa Gregory

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From the author of The Other Boleyn Girl—a book about the devastating consequences of the slave trade in 19th century England.Bristol in 1787 is booming, a city where power beckons those who dare to take risks. Josiah Cole, a small dockside tra... Read more
From the author of The Other Boleyn Girl—a book about the devastating consequences of the slave trade in 19th century England.

Bristol in 1787 is booming, a city where power beckons those who dare to take risks. Josiah Cole, a small dockside trader, is prepared to gamble everything to join the big players of the city. But he needs capital and a well-connected wife.

Marriage to Frances Scott is a mutually convenient solution. Trading her social contacts for Josiah''s protection, Frances finds her life and fortune dependent on the respectable trade of sugar, rum, and slaves.

Into her new world comes Mehuru, once a priest in the ancient African kingdom of Yoruba, now a slave in England. From opposite ends of the earth, despite the difference in status, Mehuru and Frances confront each other and their need for love and liberty. Less

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Publication date November 11, 2011
Languageeng
ISBN9780007378432
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Philippa Gregory
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Philippa Gregory CBE (born 9 Jan 1954) is an English historical novelist who has been publishing since 1987. The best known of her works is The Other Boleyn Girl (2001), which in 2002 won the Romantic...

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