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The Chocolate Maker's Wife

di Karen Brooks

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Australian bestselling novelist Karen Brooks rewrites women back into history with this breathtaking novel set in 17th century Londonâ??a lush, fascinating story of the beautiful woman who is drawn into a world of riches, power, intrigue...and chocolate.

Damnation has never been so sweet...

Rosamund Tomkins, the illegitimate daughter of a nobleman, spends most of her young life in drudgery at a country inn. To her, the Restoration under Charles II, is but a distant threat as she works under the watchful eye of her brutal, abusive stepfather . . . until the day she is nearly run over by the coach of Sir Everard Blithman.

Sir Everard, a canny merchant, offers Rosamund an "opportunity like no other," allowing her to escape into a very different life, becoming the linchpin that will drive the success of his fledgling business: a luxurious London chocolate house where wealthy and well-connected men come to see and be seen, to gossip and plot, while indulging in the sweet and heady drink.

Rosamund adapts and thrives in her new surroundings, quickly becoming the most talked-about woman in society, desired and respected in equal measure.

But Sir Everard's plans for Rosamund and the chocolate house involve family secrets that span the Atlantic Ocean, and which have already brought death and dishonor to the Blithman name. Rosamund knows nothing of the mortal peril that comes with her new title, nor of the forces spinning a web of conspiracy buried in the past, until she meets a man whose return tightens their grip upon her, threatening to destroy everything she loves and damn her to a dire fate.

As she fights for her life and those she loves through the ravages of the Plague and London's Great Fire, Rosamund's breathtaking tale is one marked by cruelty and revenge; passion and redemptionâ??and the sinfully sweet temptation of chocolate… (altro)

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Interesting take on putting women back in history ( )
  ChrisGreenDog | Dec 31, 2022 |
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For some reason, it took me quite a while to get through this book. The story did have a bit of a slow start, but once I got through enough rounds of family drama, the plot picked up and, of course, the drama increased. Set in Restoration London - one of my favorite periods - and involving a family with more than its share of scandal, this novel follows a young woman who marries into the Blithman family and becomes heavily involved in running a chocolate house. I highly recommend reading this book while sipping on some hot chocolate yourself - it certainly helps smooth out the many twists and turns of the story. ( )
  wagner.sarah35 | Nov 10, 2019 |
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I'm sorry but I did not like this book. It was so wordy explaining everything in an over kill fashion. The history part was fascinating when you got glimpses of it among all the writing. Perhaps I will try another book of hers. I do like the topics of her historical writings. ( )
  Godsgirl | Oct 16, 2019 |
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Thank you to LibraryThing and William Morrow for an advance copy of this book. The opinions I express are mine and mine alone. First of all I will say that I love a good historical fiction. Lately, however, I have found myself inundated with books set during the WWII period. And while I love those, and there are so many good stories, I was excited to see that this book was set in the 1600's during the time of the Plague and the Great Fire of London. Kudos to the Author for bringing somehow different to the reading table. I found the characters to be well rounded and the atmosphere to be lush. I loved falling into this book. Highly recommend this book to those who enjoy rich characters, history, betrayal, a little love and of course chocolate! I mean really, you had me at chocolate. This is the first book I have read from this author but it won't be the last. I can wait to read more of her work! ( )
  Detrick | Oct 2, 2019 |
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Well researched and as far as I can tell historically correct, the Chocolate Maker's Wife by Karen Brooks is an interesting and delicious novel set in London in the mid 1600's. Our heroine and main character is Rosamund, born a bastard of a wealthy nobleman and raised by her grandmother. When the grandmother passes she is taken back by her mother who is nothing if not despicable. She is raised in neglect, tortured by her step brothers and step father until one day she is hit by a carriage by Sir Everhard, a visiting elderly nobleman. Sir Everhard deduces Rosamunds situation and offers to marry her. A deal is struck and Rosamund is basically sold off for a purse of coin. She then travels to London to become the Chocolate maker's wife. Many twists and turns present themselves and we find out that not everything is as it seems. Interesting history of chocolate and it's preparation as well as the political climate of the times. I really enjoyed this book even if it is a bit long. It had some very good drama to it. Highly recommended.

(To the editor: there is a typo in page 258 of my ARC copy, 4th sentence down - "againSt") ( )
  erinclark | Sep 25, 2019 |
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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:

Australian bestselling novelist Karen Brooks rewrites women back into history with this breathtaking novel set in 17th century Londonâ??a lush, fascinating story of the beautiful woman who is drawn into a world of riches, power, intrigue...and chocolate.

Damnation has never been so sweet...

Rosamund Tomkins, the illegitimate daughter of a nobleman, spends most of her young life in drudgery at a country inn. To her, the Restoration under Charles II, is but a distant threat as she works under the watchful eye of her brutal, abusive stepfather . . . until the day she is nearly run over by the coach of Sir Everard Blithman.

Sir Everard, a canny merchant, offers Rosamund an "opportunity like no other," allowing her to escape into a very different life, becoming the linchpin that will drive the success of his fledgling business: a luxurious London chocolate house where wealthy and well-connected men come to see and be seen, to gossip and plot, while indulging in the sweet and heady drink.

Rosamund adapts and thrives in her new surroundings, quickly becoming the most talked-about woman in society, desired and respected in equal measure.

But Sir Everard's plans for Rosamund and the chocolate house involve family secrets that span the Atlantic Ocean, and which have already brought death and dishonor to the Blithman name. Rosamund knows nothing of the mortal peril that comes with her new title, nor of the forces spinning a web of conspiracy buried in the past, until she meets a man whose return tightens their grip upon her, threatening to destroy everything she loves and damn her to a dire fate.

As she fights for her life and those she loves through the ravages of the Plague and London's Great Fire, Rosamund's breathtaking tale is one marked by cruelty and revenge; passion and redemptionâ??and the sinfully sweet temptation of chocolate

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