The Trader's Wife
The Traders, Book 1

Name: The Trader's Wife
Brand: Hachette UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Anna Jacobs
ISBN: 9781529385809

Author: Anna Jacobs

Series: Traders

Narrator: Nicolette McKenzie

Unabridged: 11 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Published: 08/29/2019

Categories: Fiction, Sagas, 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

About Anna Jacobs

Anna Jacobs grew up in Lancashire and emigrated to Australia, but still visits the UK regularly to see her family and do research, something she loves. She is addicted to writing and figures she'll have to live to be 120 at least to tell all the stories that keep popping up in her imagination and nagging her to write them down. She's also addicted to her own hero, to whom she's been happily married for many years.She is the bestselling author of over ninety novels and has been shortlisted for several awards, and Pride of Lancashire won the Australian Romantic Book of the Year Award in 2006.You can find out more on her website, www.annajacobs.com or on her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Anna.Jacobs.Books.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sue

4.5 stars The Trader series book one. A tale of love and adventure 1860s This beautiful, beautiful book follows Isabella and Bram from Singapore to Fremantle where Bram sets up his trader’s business with the help of his wife, Isabella. The stunning descriptions of Singapore, Fremantle and the Swan Rive......more

Goodreads review by Melliane

Mon avis en Français My English review J’ai découvert Anna Jacobs avant le dernier tome de la série Cassandra et j’étais très curieuse de découvrir cette nouvelle série. J’étais d’autant plus contente de voir que nous étions dans le même univers et que l’on retrouvait par la même occasion les person......more

Goodreads review by Kayleigh

When I first bought this book (in a set with the next two) I only did it because they were a fiver and I wanted to qualify for free delivery. Romance books aren't usually what I read but the historical aspect is what made me choose this set to make up my buy. Needless to say I was thoroughly surpris......more

Quotes

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

[Anna Jacobs has an] impressive grasp of human emotions The Sunday Times

Awards

Australian Romantic Novel of the Year