From opposite ends of the earth, despite the difference in status, Mehuru and Frances confront each other and their need for love and liberty. 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. I have since read this book a couple of more times and will definitely keep going back to it in the future.īristol in 1787 is booming, a city where power beckons those who dare to take risks. I was drawn to this story because one of the protagonists (the slave) was said to be from the Yoruba Kingdom which is in Nigeria and I found the story to be well written, believable and captivating. This book was my first introduction to Philippa Gregory and since then, I haven’t looked back. ‘A Respectable Trade’ by Philippa Gregory I will be featuring a new favorite every week and I hope you will be interested to read and enjoy some as I have. This is a weekly feature of unforgettable books I have read in times past which have not had the chance to be reviewed on this blog as I read them a long time ago.

A respectable trade by philippa gregory