Trade Wind
The story takes place 100 years ago in Zanzibar, "Isle of Cloves", which was the last and greatest centre of the slave trade. Hero Hollis, niece of the American consul in Zanzibar, a passionate opponent of slavery is involved in a revolt that sweeps the island and, later, the outbreak of cholera.
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The story takes place 100 years ago in Zanzibar, "Isle of Cloves", which was the last and greatest centre of the slave trade. Hero Hollis, niece of the American consul in Zanzibar, a passionate opponent of slavery is involved in a revolt that sweeps the island and, later, the outbreak of cholera.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780553253115 (0553253115)
Publish date: 1985-03-01
Publisher: Bantam
Pages no: 553
Edition language: English
I have been sick for a couple of days, and I really should've been sleeping last night, instead of finishing this book. But, instead, I was finishing this book. I am not even sure where to begin with the writing process here. This book is a mass of contradictions: problematic, beautiful, shocking,...
In view of the far-reaching effects that a few words mumbled by a disreputable old Irishwoman were to have on the life of Hero Athena Hollis, only child of Barclay Hollis of Boston, Massachusetts, it would be interesting to know to what degree, if any, pre-natal influence was responsible for her cha...
This is the story of Hero Athena Hollis, an extremely independent woman of the 19th century, vehemently opposed to slavery and all of society's injustices and determined to use her wealth to stamp them out. After Hero's father dies, she is invited to join her family in Zanzibar where her uncle is se...
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