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Set against the backdrop of Africa, the story follows Nicholas van der Poele, an ambitious merchant banker seeking to grow his commercial empire. His journey is complicated by Gelis van Borselen, a young woman driven by a desire for revenge, as she holds Nicholas responsible for her sister's death. The narrative explores themes of ambition, guilt, and the complexities of human relationships as their paths intertwine in a land rich with opportunity and peril.
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Scales of Gold, Dorothy Dunnett
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- Released
- 1999
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- Title
- Scales of Gold
- Subtitle
- Book Four of the House of Niccolo
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Dorothy Dunnett
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House LLC
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 544
- ISBN13
- 9780375704802
- Series
- The House of Niccolò
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Africa, Venice, 15th Century, Expeditions and Voyages, Gold, Scottish Literature, Banks, Cyprus, Central Africa
- First published
- 1991
- Original title
- Scales of gold
- Rating
- 4.5 out of 5
- Description
- Set against the backdrop of Africa, the story follows Nicholas van der Poele, an ambitious merchant banker seeking to grow his commercial empire. His journey is complicated by Gelis van Borselen, a young woman driven by a desire for revenge, as she holds Nicholas responsible for her sister's death. The narrative explores themes of ambition, guilt, and the complexities of human relationships as their paths intertwine in a land rich with opportunity and peril.