Powerful, haunting, intensely disturbing, this is a novel of desire and shame, of individuals, of a society, and of a whole continent devastated by the greed of others.įans of Ms Gregory?s phenomenally successful Tudor novels will encounter a more somber, pensive writer in A Respectable Trade. Once again Philippa Gregory brings her unique combination of a vivid sense of history and inimitable storytelling skills to illuminate a complex period of our past.
Trading her social contacts for Josiah's protection, Frances enters the world of the Bristol merchants and finds her life and fortune dependent on the respectable trade of sugar, rum and slaves.
An arranged marriage to Frances Scott is a mutually convenient solution. But he needs ready cash and a well-connected wife. Josiah Cole, a small dockside trader, is prepared to gamble everything to join the big players of the city. Bristol in 1787 is booming, from its stinking docks to its elegant new houses. From the bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl. The devastating consequences of the slave trade in 18th century are explored through the powerful but impossible attraction of well-born Frances and her slave, Mehuru.
An arranged marriage to Frances Scott is a.
"When it comes to writers of historical fiction, Philippa Gregory is in the very top league."- "Daily Mail" (London), "The great roar and sweep of history is successfully braided into the intimate daily detail of this compelling and intelligent book."- Penny Perrick, The Times (London), "When it comes to writers of historical fiction, Philippa Gregory is in the very top league."- Daily Mail (London), "The great roar and sweep of history is successfully braided into the intimate daily detail of this compelling and intelligent book."- Penny Perrick,The Times(London), "The great roar and sweep of history is successfully braided into the intimate daily detail of this compelling and intelligent book."- Penny Perrick, "The Times" (London), "When it comes to writers of historical fiction, Philippa Gregory is in the very top league." - Daily Mail (London), "When it comes to writers of historical fiction, Philippa Gregory is in the very top league."-Daily Mail(London), "The great roar and sweep of history is successfully braided into the intimate daily detail of this compelling and intelligent book.The devastating consequences of the slave trade in 18th century are explored through the powerful but impossible attraction of well-born Frances and her slave, Mehuru.
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