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The Trader's Wife
- Author
- Anna Jacobs
- Narrator
- Nicolette McKenzie
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 29 August 2019
- Run Time
- 11 hours 24 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Two years later Bram Deagan arrives in Singapore, determined to make his fortune as a trader. Mr Lee sees a way to expand his business connections and persuades Isabella to marry Bram.
Bravely, she sets sail for a new land and life. But the past casts a long shadow and together she and Bram face unexpected dangers. Will they find a way to achieve their dreams of a successful trading business?
And will their marriage turn out to be more of a love match than they ever could have dreamed?
(P)2012 Isis Publishing Ltd
Critics Review
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With more than 50 mostly romance books under her (garter) belt, the author is more than adept at spinning a yarn and her characters, surprisingly enough, are a particularly engaging lot... whose back stories, which run to petty jealousies, domestic violence and even murder, are carried along nicely by Jacobs' pacy writing and eye for historical detail. As romantic fiction goes, this one's a winner.
Daily Telegraph
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[Anna Jacobs has an] impressive grasp of human emotions
The Sunday Times
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Details
- Author
- Anna Jacobs
- Narrator
- Nicolette McKenzie
- Duration
- 11 hours 24 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 August 2019
- ISBN
- 9781529385809
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction, Historical romance, Historical fiction
Synopsis
Singapore in the 1860s is exotic and yet terrifying for a penniless Englishwoman, alone and vulnerable after her mother's death. Too pretty to obtain a governess's job, Isabella Saunders accepts an offer from Singapore merchant Mr Lee to teach him English and live with his family. Two years later Bram Deagan arrives in Singapore, determined to make his fortune as a trader. Mr Lee sees a way to expand his business connections and persuades Isabella to marry Bram.Bravely, she sets sail for a new land and life. But the past casts a long shadow and together she and Bram face unexpected dangers. Will they find a way to achieve their dreams of a successful trading business? And will their marriage turn out to be more of a love match than they ever could have dreamed?(P)2012 Isis Publishing Ltd
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