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Gregory adapted her work into a four-part TV serial which was broadcast by the BBC in 1998 and by the PBS in the United States in the fall of 1999. a respectable trade by Philippa Gregory ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 1, 2007 The latest page-turner from Gregory ( The Boleyn Inheritance , Dec. 2006, etc.) When she marries Cole, Frances doesn’t realise he […] In a way this is one of her best, mostly down to her encapsulating method of description. Bristol in 1787 is booming, from its stinking docks to its elegant new houses. In four part period BBC drama A Respectable Trade, adapted by Philippa Gregory from her own novel, it is 1788 in Bristol where governess Frances Scott (Emma Fielding) finds her life undergoing a dramatic change when she marries ambitious ship owning slave trader Josiah Cole (Warren Clarke). Trading her social contacts for Josiah's protection, Frances finds her life and fortune dependent on the respectable trade of sugar, rum, and slaves. With Ralph Brown, Richard Briers, Grahame Fox, Jenny Agutter. A respectable trade by Philippa Gregory, 1996, HarperPaperbacks edition, The devastating consequences of the slave trade in 18th century Bristol are explored through the powerful but impossible attraction of well-born Frances and her Yoruban slave, Mehuru. A Respectable Trade Warren Clarke Emma Fielding Ariyon Bakare (1998) A slave merchant (Warren Clarke) deals with his deeply ambivalent wife (Emma Fielding), who is … The lucrative slave trade is the topic of Gregory’s reissued novel, set in Bristol, England in the prosperous late eighteenth century. Marriage to Frances Scott is a mutually convenient solution. Trading her social contacts for Josiah's protection, Frances finds her life and fortune dependent on the But he needs capital and a well-connected wife. I mention this as most of her books are fairly short and easy to digest. A Respectable Trade ★★½ 1998Frances Scott (Fielding) has lost her position as a governess in 1788 Bristol, England. A Respectable Trade BUY BOOK. Trading her social contacts for Josiah's protection, Frances finds her life and fortune dependent on the respectable trade of sugar, rum, and slaves. Adaptation. is a sobering account of the English slave trade, with a bit of romance thrown in. A Respectable Trade is a 1995 historical novel by Philippa Gregory set in the Bristol docks in 1787. A Respectable Trade Philippa Gregory Touchstone Paperback 512 pages January 2007. The devastating consequences of the slave trade in 18th century Bristol are explored through the powerful but impossible attraction of well-born Frances and her Yoruban slave, Mehuru. A Respectable Trade is a 1998 television drama mini-series starring Warren Clarke as Josiah Cole, Anna Massey as Sarah Cole and Emma Fielding as Frances Scott Cole. Book Review: A Respectable Trade by Philippa Gregory. A job-search letter gathers Frances a marriage proposal from Josiah Cole (Clarke), an older, earnest, social climbing businessman whose trade happens to be slaves. Marriage to Frances Scott is a mutually convenient solution. Marriage to Frances Scott is a mutually convenient solution. A Respectable Trade (Book) : Gregory, Philippa : Bristol in 1787 is booming, a city where power beckons those who dare to take risks. Into her new world comes Mehuru, once a priest in the ancient African kingdom of Yoruba, now a slave in England. I think this must be one of Gregory’s heftier books, perhaps even a novel. Josiah Cole, a small dockside trader, is prepared to gamble everything to join the big players of the city. Marriage to Frances Scott is a mutually convenient solution. Into her new world comes Mehuru, once a priest in the ancient African kingdom of Yoruba, now a slave in England. 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