- Mass Market Paperback
- Publisher: Bantam Books (1 July 1982)
- ISBN-10: 0553244515
- ISBN-13: 978-0553244519
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.7 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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The story takes place 100 years ago in Zanzibar, "Isle of Cloves", which was the last and greatest centre of the slave trade. Hero Hollis, niece of the American consul in Zanzibar, a passionate opponent of slavery is involved in a revolt that sweeps the island and, later, the outbreak of cholera.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I read this book for the first time years ago when I was in high school. M. M. Kaye has captured my imagination with The Far Pavillions and subsequently I checked out from the library all her books that were available. Trade Wind was one of them and I have searched a copy of this book ever since that time, but living in a non-English speaking country this was not easy. Finally I managed to trace a second-hand copy a month or so ago and jumped at the chance to buy and re-read it.
It's M. M. Kaye at her best, a mixture of historical fiction and romance, with colorful descriptions of Zanzibar of the 19th century. It is a story of a young girl, grown up in America, who after the death of her father moves to Zanzibar, falls in love with the beauty of the island and experiences the horror of a plague attack on its population. Descriptions of the place are charming and very convincing, one can see and smell Zanzibar of the 19th century. A great read for lovers of historical fiction!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I first read this book when I was about 16 - I loved it then and I still love it now. Although its basically just a romance, it stands out for me because of the characters and the setting. What's great about the lead characters is that they're very flawed, but you see them recognising and dealing with these flaws over the course of the book, and despite their faults they are both very likeable.
The heroine, Hero Frost, is a beautiful but quite cold and priggish do-gooder who goes out from Boston to Zanzibar to try to bring an end to slavery. As the book goes on, she starts to realise that things aren't as black and white as she's always thought and you really see her character to mature and to become more open and warm. Her relationship with the hero, a charismatic but cynical Emory Frost I really liked - I completely understood their attraction for each other despite their obvious differences and I loved the development of their relationship.
Another thing I loved about the book is the setting. You learn so much about Zanzibar, its people, politics and history that it almost another character - I've been desparate to go there ever since I read the book! Definitely, I'd recommend this book as a great read if you can get hold of it.
SPOILER BELOW
I've read reviews criticising the rape scene in the book. However, this scene (which by the way is implied not described - there aren't any "sex scenes" in the book) made complete sense to me in the context of the book, and I certainly don't agree that it condones rape in any way - in fact, you actually see one character commit suicide because of her rape. When you read the book you can understand (although not agree) why Emory acts does what he does. For me, what the author does is to take subjcts like slavery and rape that we all find repugnant and look at them more closely.
The heroine, Hero Frost, is a beautiful but quite cold and priggish do-gooder who goes out from Boston to Zanzibar to try to bring an end to slavery. As the book goes on, she starts to realise that things aren't as black and white as she's always thought and you really see her character to mature and to become more open and warm. Her relationship with the hero, a charismatic but cynical Emory Frost I really liked - I completely understood their attraction for each other despite their obvious differences and I loved the development of their relationship.
Another thing I loved about the book is the setting. You learn so much about Zanzibar, its people, politics and history that it almost another character - I've been desparate to go there ever since I read the book! Definitely, I'd recommend this book as a great read if you can get hold of it.
SPOILER BELOW
I've read reviews criticising the rape scene in the book. However, this scene (which by the way is implied not described - there aren't any "sex scenes" in the book) made complete sense to me in the context of the book, and I certainly don't agree that it condones rape in any way - in fact, you actually see one character commit suicide because of her rape. When you read the book you can understand (although not agree) why Emory acts does what he does. For me, what the author does is to take subjcts like slavery and rape that we all find repugnant and look at them more closely.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book for the first time about 5 years ago after reading The Far Pavilions, to me this is better. In fact I love this book so much that after I lent it to someone who never returned it I went out and bought another copy!
I really enjoyed the true stories about the battles and difficulties of the royal family at the time, and the love story of Salme.
At the beginning of the book I found Hero a very difficult character to like. But I think that was intentional. If Hero was a character that you automatically warmed to then you would find it very hard to construct a positive first impression of Rory.
On the subject of Rory I suppose it's essential to deal with the rape aspect, Kaye doesn't romanticize rape at all and Rory almost dies as a result of it. The fact is that Trade Winds represents a different time, a different place and in an extreme way (the whole novel is extreme really) all she is saying is that the lines between good and evil are more blurred than someone like Hero would be willing to accept Rory does some horrible things and he does some wonderful things. He and Hero balance each other out and as a pair they extinguish the more extreme aspects of one another's characters.
Anyway, this novel has everything; politics, adventure, comedy, tears, romance and unimaginable wealth!
Read it!
I really enjoyed the true stories about the battles and difficulties of the royal family at the time, and the love story of Salme.
At the beginning of the book I found Hero a very difficult character to like. But I think that was intentional. If Hero was a character that you automatically warmed to then you would find it very hard to construct a positive first impression of Rory.
On the subject of Rory I suppose it's essential to deal with the rape aspect, Kaye doesn't romanticize rape at all and Rory almost dies as a result of it. The fact is that Trade Winds represents a different time, a different place and in an extreme way (the whole novel is extreme really) all she is saying is that the lines between good and evil are more blurred than someone like Hero would be willing to accept Rory does some horrible things and he does some wonderful things. He and Hero balance each other out and as a pair they extinguish the more extreme aspects of one another's characters.
Anyway, this novel has everything; politics, adventure, comedy, tears, romance and unimaginable wealth!
Read it!
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a pleasure to read
I first read this book when it was first issued and recently bought it again, the memory of how good the story was has stayed with me that long. Read more
Published 2 months ago by opinionated
Another wonderful tale of the Far East from M.M. Kaye
This is the story of Hero Athena Hollis, an extremely independent woman of the 19th century, vehemently opposed to slavery and all of society's injustices and determined to use her... Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2007 by Misfit
a pro-rape novel
One thing I can say about this novel is that I'm glad I borrowed it from the library and not bought. Read more
Published on 27 May 2007 by J. M. Nazimek
Excellent book but with a flaw
M M Kaye’s book “The Far Pavilions” is of course the book that made her famous and it is indeed an excellent book – although very long. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2005 by Helen Hancox
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