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Set in the bustling, slave‑trading streets of pre‑American Civil War Zanzibar, "Trade Wind" follows Hero Athena Hollis, a Bostonian woman of high ideals, as she confronts the moral complexities of the slave market after meeting the shrewd trader Rory Frost. Their interactions force Hero to reevaluate her beliefs and her emotions amid the island’s tumultuous commerce.
First publish date: 1964
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: M.M. Kaye
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