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A respectable trade

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 world come Mehuru, once a priest in the ancient African kingdom of Yoruba. From opposite ends of the earth, despite the enmity of slavery, Mehuru and Frances confront each other and their need for love and liberty.

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  • "Josiah Cole wanted nothing more than to live in luxuary and excess, like the richest of men whom he admired. But he needed money and connections. When he arranged a marriage with Frances Scott, a penniless aristocrat, he fould someone who could get him both."
  • "Josiah Cole's marriage to Frances Scott is mutually convenient. He gains the respectability of her social contacts, while she gains his protection."
  • "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 world come Mehuru, once a priest in the ancient African kingdom of Yoruba. From opposite ends of the earth, despite the enmity of slavery, Mehuru and Frances confront each other and their need for love and liberty."@en
  • "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.--Publisher description."@en
  • "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.--Publisher description."

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Love stories"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"

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  • "Die Farben der Liebe : historischer Roman"
  • "Die farben der liebe"
  • "A respectable trade"@en
  • "A respectable trade"
  • "A respectable trade : a novel"@en
  • "Respectable trade"@en
  • "Die Farben der Liebe historischer Roman"
  • "Les enchaînés"
  • "A respectable trade [lg. print]"@en
  • "A Respectable Trade"

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