'The Quality of Mercy' opens in the Spring of 1767, in the immediate aftermath of the events of Barry Unsworth's 'Sacred Hunger'. It follows the fortunes of two central characters from that book: Sullivan, an Irish fiddler, and Erasmus Kemp, the son of a disgraced Liverpool slave-ship owner who hanged himself.
'The Quality of Mercy' opens in the Spring of 1767, in the immediate aftermath of the events of Barry Unsworth's 'Sacred Hunger'. It follows the fortu...
In a basement in North London, Charles Cleasby re-enacts the life of Lord Nelson. But as evidence comes to light that questions the heroism of his idol, Charles is overwhelmed by the ensuing identity crisis.
In a basement in North London, Charles Cleasby re-enacts the life of Lord Nelson. But as evidence comes to light that questions the heroism of his ido...
When conservationist Simon Raikes goes to Venice to restore a statue of the Madonna, he is unprepared for the effect this stone Virgin's strange, seductive beauty and mysterious past will have on his life.
When conservationist Simon Raikes goes to Venice to restore a statue of the Madonna, he is unprepared for the effect this stone Virgin's strange, sedu...
