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1) The quality of mercy: a novel

Author

Unsworth, Barry

Series

Sacred Hunger

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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Irish fiddler Sullivan escapes from prison after being implicated in the loss of Erasmus Kemp's slave ship, only to reencounter his nemesis in a struggle that pits Kemp's desire for wealth against Sullivan's advocacy for the disadvantaged

2) Sacred Hunger

Author

Unsworth, Barry

Series

Sacred Hunger

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Pub. Date

2012

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Kindle

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Winner of the Booker Prize

A historical novel set in the eighteenth century, Sacred Hunger is a stunning, engrossing exploration of power, domination, and greed in the British Empire as it entered fully into the slave trade and spread it throughout its colonies. Barry Unsworth follows the failing fortunes of William Kemp, a merchant pinning his last chance to a slave ship; his son who needs a fortune because he is in love with...