(Jun/Jul 2012) The Quality of Mercy - Barry Unsworth

[LynnB]

The Quality of Mercy: A Novel

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[aPriL does feral sometimes]

This is a really good book. The author managed to cover every angle and show many viewpoints on the issue of slavery that existed in English society in the eighteenth century without having to write a huge opus or a boring historical fiction that preaches. Yet, the point is made about the dreadful waste of human lives and potential.

[LynnB]

April the Cheshire Meow wrote: "This is a really good book. The author managed to cover every angle and show many viewpoints on the issue of slavery that existed in English society in the eighteenth century without having to writ..."

I haven't read this one yet, but your review will put it definitely on my list to read when I find it.