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Although not one of her best, it's still good reading. I have read many of Norah Lofts' historical novels and several are among my all time favorites.


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Silver Nutmeg Norah Lofts 9780891902294 Books Reviews

This book is great for older children and even adults! It is an enthralling story about a young boy and girl. It teaches respect for other people's points of view.
I had read this book a long time ago and when recently reading a non-fiction account of the East Indies nutmeg trade I remembered it. But styles of fiction have changed since it was written in 1948, and I found it hard going. The amount of information given in the beginning was not overwhelming, and the characters were sketched out and their motives explained. So far so good. But the story boggled along, dragged down by a recounting of every thought that went through a character's head, and on and on it went...until the thread of the story was lost.

In addition, no information was given about the nutmegs! No nutmeg plantations were visited, no background on the spice trade, nothing about the draconian rules to keep the nutmegs from being smuggled out. In short, I didn't learn anything about nutmegs, one of the main reasons I was reading it!

It also had the outmoded romantic gimmick of having a character fall madly in love with a stranger they only spent 2 hours with, and then shape their life-and-death behavior and decisions on that memory.

This one begs for an updated version of itself. Pleasant enough if you have plenty of time to stroll through it, but don't expect anything exciting. At least it did not have a sappy happy ending, though. That would have been unrealistic.
This is a work of romantic historical fiction about the spice island of Banda in the then Dutch East Indies and the Dutch spice princes who, having enslaved its native population, inhabited it, making a fortune from nutmeg. This is the story of one such spice prince, Evert Haan, a handsome and single-minded man, who rose from his obscure, impoverished Dutch origins, to become master of all he surveyed and incredibly rich. Living like an eastern potentate, all he lacked was a suitable and beautiful Dutch bride to grace his home, his table, and his bed.

When his half-brother, Piet Odshoorn, a ship's captain having business on Banda, regales Evert with the story of how a fine Dutch family of Evert's childhood, the van Goens, has become impoverished, Evert is all ears. It appears that the van Goens' patriarch, having committed suicide after an unfortunate business venture, has left his family to fend for itself. When Piet remarks upon the beauty of one of its daughters, Annabet, Evan quickly decides that she is to be his bride and entrusts Piet with the unenviable task of arranging a glove marriage.

When Piet returns to his native Holland, he reluctantly goes to pay his respects to the van Goens and execute his mission. To his immense surprise, Piet later finds the proposal accepted on behalf of Annabet by Mevrouw van Goens, the matriarch of the family. On the day that the proposal is accepted, he meets Annabet and discovers why the proposal had been accepted with such alacrity. It seems that Annabet's looks have been fearfully ravaged by illness. There is simply nothing left of her beauty.

When Annabet arrives in Banda, she finds herself immediately rejected by the astonished Evert. In fact, Evert immediately sets out to rid himself of her by any means necessary, consulting with the wily Shal Ahmi. Leaving his problem in the hands of Shal Ahmi, Evert leaves Banda, planning to return after what he believes will be Annabet's murder. Instead, upon his return, he finds a beautiful, newly restored Annabet and promptly falls in love. Yet, Annabet, in the interim, has managed to give her heart to a dashing young Irishman, Christy Ayrton, a man with whom her husband conducts some illicit business.

Still, Annabet tries to be a good wife to Evert, who senses that, while he may have possession of her body, he does not have her heart, causing him be become wild with jealousy. In the meantime, the Island of Banda abounds with intrigue, as conflicts arise between the English and the Dutch over the precious nutmeg. This results in heightened hostilities that ultimately lead to battle and a conflagration and native uprising that threaten to consume the Island. Annabet finds herself at a cross-road, caught in the cross-hairs of Shal Ahmi. Not even he, however, could divine what the fates had in store.

This is an intriguing work of romantic historical fiction by renowned author, Norah Lofts. Those who enjoy the romantic historical fiction genre will like this book. This is a book fans of Ms. Lofts will enjoy. It will also appeal to whose who like books by authors Victoria Holt and Anya Seton, as there is a certain amount of suspense intrinsic to this book. All in all, this is a well-written work of romantic historical fiction with a somewhat unexpected ending.
Enjoyed the book
Nice read.
Although not one of her best, it's still good reading. I have read many of Norah Lofts' historical novels and several are among my all time favorites.