{"product_id":"9780008297855_a-respectable-trade-the-gripping-historical-novel-from-the-bestselling-author-of-the-other-boleyn-girl","title":"A Respectable Trade: The gripping historical novel from the bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of\u003cem\u003e The Other Boleyn Girl\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e.Bristol in 1787 is booming, from its stinking docks to its elegant new houses. Josiah Cole, a small dockside trader, is prepared to gamble everything to join the big players of the city. But he needs ready cash and a well-connected wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn arranged marriage to Frances Scott is a mutually convenient solution. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce 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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilippa Gregory, the Sunday Times bestselling author, invites you to step into the world of historical fiction, where romance intertwines with the thrill of a gamble. This top bestseller will take you on a journey through the respectable trade of sugar, rum, and slaves in 1787 Bristol.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Elizabeth Chadwick (The Royal Rebel), Anne R. Bailey (The Lady Ursula), Alison Weir (The Cardinal), Kristin Hannah (The Nightingale), and Ken Follett (The Armour of Light).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Philippa Gregory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889586229397,"sku":"9780008297855","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008297855.jpg?v=1776888162","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008297855_a-respectable-trade-the-gripping-historical-novel-from-the-bestselling-author-of-the-other-boleyn-girl","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}