Historical, Commercial Upmarket, Adventures, Family Saga, Travel Books
The history of a family of Greek sailors and traders that moves to Mahón, the capital of Minorca, under the protection of legislation from the ruling British government. With ambition and tenacity they manage to survive all the political changes and to position themselves at the centre of the economic, social and political relationships of the increasingly powerful mercantile bourgeoisie of Mahón, which was experiencing the apex of its European and cosmopolitan aspirations.