The Jewel Trader of Pegu - Book Review

Jeffrey Hantover's first novel, The Jewel Trader of Pegu, is a fresh twist on the epistolary novel... one of the voices cannot write. The settings are Venice and Pegu, the capitol of southern Burma, in 1598 and 1599. The historical information alone makes this a worthwhile book and the human stories winding through it are the icing on the cake. This is one book that does not make you pine for "the good old days"! At just over 220 pages, it gave me something to read during the storm that is just ending. Thanks to Carla at the library for suggesting this one.