The Various Flavours of Coffee

By: Anthony Capella

Narrated by: Jonathan Aris

It is 1895. Robert Wallis, would-be poet, bohemian and impoverished dandy, accepts a commission from coffee merchant Samuel Pinker to categorise the different tastes of coffee - and encounters Pinker's free-thinking daughters, Philomenia, Ada and Emily. As romance blossoms with Emily, Robert realises that the muse and marriage may not be incompatible after all.

Sent to Abyssinia to make his fortune in the coffee trade, he becomes obsessed with slave girl, Fikre. He decides to use the money he has saved to buy her from her owner - a decision that will change not only his own life, but the lives of the three Pinker sisters.

©2008 Anthony Capella (P)2009 WF Howes Ltd

So well written it could be mistaken as reality.

So thoroughly researched and well written it is feels like a true first hand account of the character's lives. Beautifully descriptive and intriguing. The narration is one of the best I have ever heard and perfectly embodies our young man on his journey. Perfection🤌

Loved it!

The language in The Various Flavours of Coffee really benefits from being read aloud -- Anthony Capella's writing is beautiful. And Jonathan Aris' reading really does it a credit. He does a really fun variety of accents (the only somewhat-painful one being an American accent sometime midway through the book -- but it's a short piece, and only makes the rest of it better by comparison.)

A miraculous male transfermation!

Where to begin. I love this author's storytelling and his use of research in historical or cultural events or people. I would say I am a historianic (history,cultural, and romantic) because I enjoyed this book very much. I am biased too because I love his other books. (That were based in Italy). If you need something a tad bit different, this is it.

Highly recommend this title

I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book as I was not familiar with the author or the narrator. 4-Star experience.