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The Spice King (Hope and Glory)
by Camden, Elizabeth
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- Paperback
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- Used:Good
- ISBN 10
- 0764232118
- ISBN 13
- 9780764232114
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Bethany House Publishers, 2019-09-03. Paperback. Used:Good.
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On May 11 2020, a reader said:
The Spice King by Elizabeth Camden is the first novel in the Hope and Glory series. This story is set in 1900 in Washington, D.C. where Annabelle Larkin has begun working at the Smithsonian Institution. She came to Washington with her blind sister, Elaine. Being in Washington allows Elaine to attend the Library of Congress's educational program for the blind and access to the Braille books available there. If Annabelle cannot get a fulltime job, they must return to the family farm in Kansas. Gray Delacroix is a complicated man. He runs a large spice company, has two lighthearted younger siblings, has a strong work ethic, and has traveled the world. I thought The Spice King was well-written with developed characters. Ms. Camden captured the time period and I can tell she did her research for this book. It was interesting learning about spices, extracts, and food safety. We learn how the extracts, spices and other food items are processed and diluted. It was appalling what was in some of the products. I am amazed at what businesses did to products to make a buck. I had no idea how much work went into making vanilla (it is complicated and fascinating). Imagine how bland foods were before the introduction of spices. Good Housekeeping magazine and how their seal of approval came about is included. There is romance in The Spice King, but it is not the main story. There is politics, unsafe foods, intrigue, rebellion and botany. The author wove all the storylines together into one engaging book. I also liked learning about the Library of Congress and the program they had for the blind. The Spice King is a captivating historical novel.
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- Title
- The Spice King (Hope and Glory)
- Author
- Camden, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used:Good
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- ISBN 10
- 0764232118
- ISBN 13
- 9780764232114
- Publisher
- Bethany House Publishers
- Date Published
- 2019-09-03
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