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Title: Unsettling and Brilliant
Review: An unsettling, but important book to read about the human need to dominate. A slave ship is built in the 18th century to convey slaves from Africa to America. The juxtaposition of the young Kemp and his cousin who sails as ship's doctor is an incredible character study. Paris, the doctor, finds redemption through his acts of mercy toward the shipmates and slaves. "I should have known it then...Nothing a man suffers will prevent him from inflicting suffering on others.""Man's inhumanity toward man" is a major theme of this book. Although a difficult read, it is masterfully done.Barry Unsworth writes historical fiction with heft. Sacred Hunger won the 1992 Booker Prize for fiction. Unsworth's new novel,The Quality of Mercy: A Novelreleases January, 2012.
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