A Respectable Trade by Philippa Gregory5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Certainly 34-year-old Frances Scott, forced into genteel poverty despite an aristocratic heritage, has little choice but to wed the lower class Bristol shipping merchant. From opposite ends of the earth, despite the difference in status, Mehuru and Frances confront each other and their need for love and liberty.įrom the Back Cover It was to be a respectable marriage to a man engaged in a respectable business. Into her new world comes Mehuru, once a priest in the ancient African kingdom of Yoruba, now a slave in England. Trading her social contacts for Josiah's protection, Frances finds her life and fortune dependent on the respectable trade of sugar, rum, and slaves. Marriage to Frances Scott is a mutually convenient solution. But he needs capital and a well-connected wife. Josiah Cole, a small dockside trader, is prepared to gamble everything to join the big players of the city. About the Book In a breakthrough novel that has all the power of "Roots" and "The Thornbirds," Philippa Gregory has created a haunting tale of forbidden love and exhilaration, a rich and poignant story that sets individuals against a society devastated by intolerance and greed.īook Synopsis Bristol in 1787 is booming, a city where power beckons those who dare to take risks. ![]()
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