Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth #joyce

Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth #joyceWINNER OF THE 1992 BOOKER PRIZE 'Gripping . . . SACRED HUNGER covers a period between 1752 and 1765 . . . it concerns the entangled and conflicted fortunes of two cousins: Erasmus Kemp, the son of a Lancashire merchant, and Matthew Paris, a scholar and surgeon just released from prison for "denying Holy Writ" . . . the Liverpool Merchant is the vessel on which the whole of the novel hinges, and it carries the reader deep into the history of man's

With three quarters of the Mediterranean’s coasts already in the hands of the Sultan and his allies

'A great shout of life and individuality

Jung’s life has been intimately entwined with her native land

angry or sad

visiting the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia and exploring the Roman ruins of Kourion- Cyprus’s most interesting areas

Following the year from spring to winter

Her family lives in prosperity and offers Seft an escape from his brutish father and brothers

The four tragedies in this collection are accompanied by notes and an introduction to each text

embrace the stark beauty of the colder months and step into an invitingly warm world of comfort and culinary delight

A Northern Wind is the anticipated new volume in the landmark ‘Tales of a New Jerusalem’ series

Collects issues #7-12

BBC R4 Book of the Week ‘Brilliant’ Guardian ‘Fascinating and often delightful’ The Times