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I had a serendipitous event at Borders today. Looking for books by the French philosopher Albert Camus I came across this book by Anthony Capella curiously titled, The Various Flavors of Coffee.
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Food aficionado Capella (The Food of Love) brews a tale of a young poet-turned-coffee-expert in 19th-century England. Robert Wallis, a lazy 20-something poet, meets a man in an artists cafe and soon has a job. With his talent for over-description, Wallis is the perfect employee for Samuel Pinker, a coffee merchant wanting to create a guide to the worlds coffee beans. Unfortunately, Wallis falls short trying to woo Pinkers daughter Emily with charming epigrams and his oversized ego. To spare his daughter from scandal, Pinker sends Wallis on a journey around the world, and the real story begins. Political issues of the time—from the slave trade to womens rights—provide the backdrop for Walliss expedition. Navigating a series of unpredictable challenges, Wallis transforms from an apathetic charmer to a poised young man. Despite the lack of food details prevalent in Capellas earlier work—coffee doesnt have quite the same appeal—the surprising plot twists and authentic love story will make this a crowd pleaser. (Sept. 2)
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I has any of my fellow coffeesnobs read this book?
Taken from Amazon
Food aficionado Capella (The Food of Love) brews a tale of a young poet-turned-coffee-expert in 19th-century England. Robert Wallis, a lazy 20-something poet, meets a man in an artists cafe and soon has a job. With his talent for over-description, Wallis is the perfect employee for Samuel Pinker, a coffee merchant wanting to create a guide to the worlds coffee beans. Unfortunately, Wallis falls short trying to woo Pinkers daughter Emily with charming epigrams and his oversized ego. To spare his daughter from scandal, Pinker sends Wallis on a journey around the world, and the real story begins. Political issues of the time—from the slave trade to womens rights—provide the backdrop for Walliss expedition. Navigating a series of unpredictable challenges, Wallis transforms from an apathetic charmer to a poised young man. Despite the lack of food details prevalent in Capellas earlier work—coffee doesnt have quite the same appeal—the surprising plot twists and authentic love story will make this a crowd pleaser. (Sept. 2)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
I has any of my fellow coffeesnobs read this book?
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