Rent The Coffee Trader (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

Synopsis

This historical novel begins in 1659 in Amsterdam, where a Portuguese Jewish merchant named Miguel Lienzo has just lost all his money thanks to the fluctuating sugar markets. When he meets a beautiful woman who is willing to let him in on the brand new trade in coffee, he takes the chance gratefully--only to find his life plunged into chaos and chicanery. The author's previous novel, A CONSPIRACY OF PAPER, was a best seller. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.

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