The Various Flavors of Coffee - Hardcover

Capella, Anthony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0553807323 ISBN 13: 9780553807325

Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 2008

Synopsis

In 1896 London, impoverished poet Robert Wallis accepts a commission from eccentric coffee merchant Samuel Pinker to categorize the diverse and elusive coffee flavors, an assignment that will transform his life as he falls in love with his assistant, Pinker's beautiful, headstrong--and forbidden--daughter Emily. 45,000 first printing.

About this title

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 Dell Pub Group
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0553807323
• ISBN 13: 9780553807325
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 548