Trade Wind takes place mostly in Zanzibar, in the waning years of the infamous slave trade. Featuring a variety of characters from several different Western nations, as well as the polyglot population of the island itself, Kaye weaves together threads of history, social unrest, and warring Western and Eastern philosophies and ways of life, into a well ordered plot/5(). 'Like Shadow of the Moon, Trade Wind is an expansion of a novel published some years ago (), before M. M. Kaye hit it big with The Far Pavilions; but since readers don't seem to mind the recycling (Shadow of the Moon was a best-seller), even this lesser period-romance chestnut should do quite well.' Kirkus Review, 2 July * * *. · In M.M. Kaye's Trade Wind, when Boston bluestocking Hero Athena Hollis travels to Zanzibar to visit her uncle, an American consul, she arrives filled with self-righteousness and bent on good deeds. She believes that slavery is wrong and determined to do what she can to stop it.
Trade Wind. by Kaye, M. M. Seller The Hermitage Bookshop, Member ABAA Published Condition Small stain to top edge, else fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover. Edition First edition, first printing. Item Price $. Of Zanzibar, slaves, improbable romance; Trade Wind, by M. M. Kaye. New York: St. Martin's Press. $ Aug By Barbara Phillips Barbara Phillips is a free-lance writer. hgcvfd - Get book Trade Wind by M.M. Kaye read and download online. Full supports all version of your device, includes PDF, ePub and Kindle version. All books format are mobile-friendly. Read online and download as many books as you like for personal use.
'Like Shadow of the Moon, Trade Wind is an expansion of a novel published some years ago (), before M. M. Kaye hit it big with The Far Pavilions; but since readers don't seem to mind the recycling (Shadow of the Moon was a best-seller), even this lesser period-romance chestnut should do quite well.' Kirkus Review, 2 July * * *. Trade Wind takes place mostly in Zanzibar, in the waning years of the infamous slave trade. Featuring a variety of characters from several different Western nations, as well as the polyglot population of the island itself, Kaye weaves together threads of history, social unrest, and warring Western and Eastern philosophies and ways of life, into a well ordered plot. Trade Wind by M. M. Kaye is a lengthy historical romance with pirates, exotic locations, sultans and a cholera epidemic. If you enjoy epics and spending a lot of quality time with a story, this is a good novel for that.
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