Politician, bookmaker, radio presenter: Ivan Yates has had many lives of his own, even before he starts researching his ancestors. And it's the business adventures & financial gambles along his family tree that intrigue Ivan from the start. First, he discovers a long line of Quaker flour-millers who took too many risks and fell foul of their religious brethren; then, he unearths a direct line to one of the most famous drinks in the world. But when both of these blood-lines collided on his family tree, a spark was created that changed the modern world forever.
