Details Regarding Books Scent of Cloves
| Title | : | Scent of Cloves |
| Author | : | Norah Lofts |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 296 pages |
| Published | : | May 12th 1981 by Fawcett (first published 1957) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction |
Norah Lofts
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 296 pages Rating: 3.89 | 238 Users | 15 Reviews
Description During Books Scent of Cloves
Julia Ashley was born to a life of dramatic twists and tragedy. Saved from Cromwell’s Irish massacres by her nurse, saved from starvation by a Dutch sea captain… Her future and any possible lasting happiness depended entirely on a ‘glove marriage’ to a man who was no more than a name.The Dutch East Indies, in the seventeenth century, were lands of legendary riches; of ‘nutmeg princes;’ of fortunes and family empires built on barbaric plantations and slavery. And amid the extravagance, the cruelty, the bizarre customs, perhaps the strangest events of all were the curious weddings that
sent girls half-way around the world to husbands they had never seen.
Julia, brave and stoical with a stormy and turbulent history behind her, took her ‘glove’—of yellow, pearl-sewn silk—and began the journey to the island of Rua, to a land of seeming paradise where nothing was exactly as it appeared.
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| Original Title: | Scent of Cloves |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rating Regarding Books Scent of Cloves
Ratings: 3.89 From 238 Users | 15 ReviewsAppraise Regarding Books Scent of Cloves
I learned about the Dutch nutmeg trade in the Western Indies in the 17th century. Very interesting.An unusual and interesting story of Julie Ashley a young woman who undertakes a "glove marriage" and sails to the island of Rua to be the wife of a man she has never met. The strength of the novel lies in the detail and historical period of when the Dutch East Indian Company was at it's peak.This is more a novel of suspense and mystery than of romance, although there is a romantic element to the story. It is an engrossing well written novel and kept my interest throughout but I would have liked
EntertainingEasy and entertaining read. Nice for escape on a summer afternoon with feet up and a nice cold glass of iced tea
After a tragic childhood where her high born family were slaughtered due to war, a lucky escape with a servant then rescue by a merchant who takes her to Amsterdam to live with him and his wife, then after he dies she is put in a home and later a company that arranged "glove marriages" in the Dutch East Indies, Julia Ashley's life has been one long upheaval and now she is scared and has to undergo a journey to begin a new life with an arranged marriage to a man she will not meet until the
Loved this! Was swept away from the beginning with the life of little Julia. It was a very imaginative plot! This book is a great escape!
It finished too soon. Very strange story. Thoroughly enjoyed. I want to know what happens next.
First half was a 5, but the ending was a bit contrived. And yet the story of Maire's escape and saving of the protagonist as a babe was Cromwell century perfect. Also the Dutch sections and the entire voyage and adult life on that island had some of the best period descriptions and timely sensibilities that I've read for that part of the world or a tropical island environment as it was experienced 3 centuries ago. Few revisionists dithers at all here, Norah Lofts could have been writing a
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