Sacred Hunger

"In this unsettling historical novel, a family of seafarers from 18th-century England embrace the greed and the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade. A father, son and nephew embark on a voyage from Liverpool to West Africa, where they buy slaves to transport to the American Colonies. When disease breaks out in the hold, the captain’s reckless and inhumane response sparks a mutiny."

"Barry Unsworth's "Sacred Hunger" stands as an epic tragedy about an unthinkable historical moment that's magnificently compassionate in the telling."