Unsworth, Barry, 1930-

The quality of mercy / Barry Unsworth. - London : Hutchinson, 2011. - 294 p. ; 24cm. - Sacred hunger ; 2 . - Sacred hunger ; 2. .

Illustrated end-papers.

It is the spring of 1767 and Erasmus Kemp has brought back fugitive settlers from America, among them Sullivan, an Irish fiddler. As Sullivan sits in jail, charged with playing a role in the loss of Kemp's father's ship, he makes a solemn vow to gain his freedom and personally deliver the news of a shipmate's passing to his family.

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1700 - 1799


Historical fiction.
Historical fiction, English.
Coal mines and mining--History--England--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Fugitive slaves--Fiction.
Slave trade--History--18th century--Fiction.
Coal mines and mining--History--England--Durham (County)--18th century--Fiction.
Coal mines and mining.
Slave trade.


Great Britain--History--18th century--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--George III, 1760-1820--Fiction.
England--Fiction.
Durham (England : County)--History--18th century--Fiction.
London (England)--History--18th century--Fiction.
England--Durham (County)
England--London.

Historical fiction.


Historical fiction
Historical fiction.
Fiction.
History.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.

PR6071.N8 / Q35 2011b

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