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A Respectable Trade

A Respectable Trade Paperback - 2007

by Philippa Gregory

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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.

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Touchstone, 2007. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title A Respectable Trade
  • Author Philippa Gregory
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 512
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Touchstone, NY USA
  • Date 2007
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0743272544I3N00
  • ISBN 9780743272544 / 0743272544
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.98 x 5.26 x 1.08 in (20.27 x 13.36 x 2.74 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Love stories
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006050089
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

From the rear cover

It was to be a respectable marriage to a man engaged in a respectable business. 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.

Trading her social connections for his protection in the brutally male-dominated world of eighteenth-century England, Frances discovers that her husband's "respectable" trade-- dealing in African slaves-- will propel her into a passionate fight for romance, life and the freedom of the slave she comes to love deeply.

A saga of desire and shame, of dramatic confrontations between convention and truth, "A Respectable Trade" is a disturbing and yet truly satisfying novel from "the first lady of intelligent historical fiction."

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Citations

  • Kirkus Reviews, 10/01/2006, Page 979
  • Library Journal, 09/18/2006, Page 0
  • Romantic Times, 02/01/2007, Page 55

About the author

Philippa Gregory is the author of many New York Times bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl, and is a recognized authority on women's history. Many of her works have been adapted for the screen including The Other Boleyn Girl. She graduated from the University of Sussex and received a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, where she is a Regent. She holds honorary degrees from Teesside University and the University of Sussex. She is a fellow of the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff and was awarded the 2016 Harrogate Festival Award for Contribution to Historical Fiction. She is an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London. She founded Gardens for the Gambia, a charity to dig wells in poor rural schools in The Gambia, and has provided nearly 200 wells. She welcomes visitors to her website PhilippaGregory.com.