Sacred Hunger Books in Order
Part ofBarry Unsworth Books in OrderExplore the Sacred Hunger books by Barry Unsworth in order, with short summaries and a guide to the titles and where to start.
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Sacred Hunger books in publication order
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Sacred Hunger
by Barry Unsworth
1992
A struggling merchant invests in a slave ship, binding his family’s ambitions to its voyage. Aboard, disease and cruelty bring competing ideas of profit, freedom, and human worth into an increasingly dangerous confrontation.
The Quality of Mercy
by Barry Unsworth
2011
Escaped prisoner Sullivan sets out to tell a dead shipmate’s family what happened to him. His journey brings him back into conflict with Erasmus Kemp, whose pursuit of wealth collides with Sullivan’s concern for the powerless.
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