In 1896 London, impoverished poet Robert Wallis accepts a commission from eccentric coffee merchant Samuel Pinker to categorize the diverse and elusive coffee flavors, an assignment that will transform his life as he falls in love with his assistant, Pinker's beautiful, headstrong--and forbidden--daughter Emily.
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Every page a delight
The best thing I've read this year. Lyrical language. Fascinating history of an under-plumbed time. Funny and sad and knowing, this novel shows how love, lust, and liberty's pursuit can drive a story into our hearts.
