Description
In 18th-century England, a merchant's desperate financial straits and his son's forbidden love set the stage for a sweeping epic. Their lives become entangled with the brutal realities of the transatlantic slave trade, forcing them to confront the moral compromises and profound injustices of their era. Through vivid prose and a keen eye for historical detail, this novel explores themes of greed, exploitation, and the enduring human capacity for both cruelty and redemption. It masterfully weaves together personal destinies with the grand, often tragic, currents of history.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin
Published Jan 1, 1992
629 pages
ISBN: 9780140119930
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Details
First Published
1992
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth.