The Various Flavors of Coffee - Softcover

Capella, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553385747 ISBN 13: 9780553385748

Publisher: Bantam, 2009

Synopsis

The internationally bestselling author of The Wedding Officer delivers a stunning blend of exotic adventure and erotic passion that seduces from the very first page--and intoxicates until the last . . . a novel whose mystery begins with a single coffee bean.

A cup of coffee changed Robert Wallis's life--and a cup of very bad coffee at that. The impoverished poet is offered the last thing a struggling young artiste in fin de siècle England could possibly want: a job. But the job Wallis accepts--employing his palate and talent for words to compose a "vocabulary of coffee" based on its many elusive flavors--is the beginning of an extraordinary adventure.

It's an adventure that will lead Wallis across the continent and into the arms of two breathtaking women: Emily, the spirited daughter of his employer, and Fikre, the defiant, seductive slave of a powerful coffee merchant, who, in one unforgettable gesture, invites Wallis to partake of both the mysteries of coffee and a forbidden passion--a passion that will change the way he thinks about life, about fate, and especially about love. . . .

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Review

"Capella serves up an fine new helping of gourmet fiction."--The Economist

"This story is an eclectic brew of such diverse elements as the coffee trade, women's suffrage, foreign travel and slavery, and is spiced up with a dollop of exotic romance."--Seattle Times

"The Various Flavors of Coffee is an enthralling story, full of twists and surprises, passion and sex and, of course, coffee."--Boston Globe

"Robust.... Fast-paced ... propelled by Capella's masterful characterizations."--Kirkus Reviews

"Capella infuses history and style into a skillfully crafted blend that starts sweet, turns to a rich, full flavor, and leaves readers craving a bit more." --Library Journal

"Capella's vividly sensuous command of the arts of both food and romance will attract readers." --Booklist

About the Author

Anthony Capella is a lover of all things culinary who lives in Oxfordshire, England. His previous novels, The Wedding Officer and The Food of Love, have been translated into twenty-two languages. He is at work on his next novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0553385747
• ISBN 13: 9780553385748
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 560