The Spice Merchants Wife, Charlotte Betts
The Spice Merchants Wife, Charlotte Betts
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The Spice Merchant's Wife

Author: Charlotte Betts

Narrator: Penelope Freeman

Unabridged: 13 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2013


Synopsis

1666. Newly married to a wealthy spice merchant, Kate Finche believes all her dreams of a happy family life are just around the corner until the Great Fire rages through London. She watches in horror as their livelihood goes up in flames, filling the air with the heady scents of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.

As the city is devastated, Kate's husband, Robert is forced to seek employment to ensure their survival, but when he is found drowned, Kate refuses to believe that he has taken his own life. Widowed and penniless, she seeks refuge in The House of Perfume, the home of blind perfumer Gabriel Harte, who awakens Kate's senses to a whole new world. But as she flees from this forbidden love, her husband's murderer comes looking for her . . .

The Spice Merchant's Wife is a stunning novel, bursting with the colour and flavour of Restoration London -- perfect for readers of Phillipa Gregory, Joanne Harris and Patrick Suskind's Perfume.

About Charlotte Betts

Charlotte Betts began her working life as a fashion designer in London. A career followed in interior design, property management and lettings.Always a bookworm, Charlotte discovered her passion for writing after her three children and two step-children had grown up. The Apothecary's Daughter is her debut novel and won the YouWriteOn Book of the Year in 2010, the Romantic Novelists' Association Joan Hessayon Award for New Writers in 2011 and the RoNA's Historical Category award for 2013. The sequel, The Painter's Apprentice was published in 2012 and shortlisted for the Festival of Romance's Best Historical Read Award in 2012. The Spice Merchant's Wife was published in 2013 and won the Festival of Romance's Best Historical Read Award in 2013.


Reviews

3.5⭐ Nuspėjama knyga 🙂......more

Goodreads review by Sally

This is a good read. I wish it wasn't marketed as a historical romance (complete with semi-decapitated woman on the cover) because although the relationship between Kate and Gabriel is a central theme, there is SO much more going on. It's a real page turner, with a good line in suspense and some gre......more

Goodreads review by María

3 de 5 estrellas ⭐️⭐️⭐️(me ha gustado) La novela se sitúa en el siglo XVII en un Londres devastado por un gran incendio que rompe la vida y la economía de numerosas familias. La familia Finche pierde su género, su almacén de especias y también su hogar. Una nueva y difícil vida comienza para ellos. L......more

Goodreads review by Brinley

I had a friend say that she only gives a book 5 stars if she felt like she could read it again. I could read this book again and again and again! Loved it.......more


Awards

  • Romantic Novel of the Year Awards
  • Festival of Romance Awards