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Trade Winds

Trade Winds

Author(s): Christina Courtenay

Location(s): China, Gothenburg, Scotland

Genre(s): Historical, Romance

Era(s): 1730s

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The protagonists of the story Jess van Sandt, Killian Kinross and their family and friends are all fictitious. But the story is based around the Swedish East India Company’s first journey to China in 1732

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I particuarly liked the melding of different cultures and countries. The story is set mainly in Gothenburg and China but there is Scotland and boat scenes – lots of variety and good characterisation. L...

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