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1	Sacred Hunger more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist This book is the winner 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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Land of Marvels more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist Unsworth, a writer with an "almost magical capacity for literary time travel" ("New York Times Book Review") has written a thriller set in 1914, in which he brings to life the schemes and double-dealings of Western nations grappling for a foothold in Mesopotamia in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire. see all copies from $2.72! new only from $13.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Songs of the Kings more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist Barry Unsworth's historical novel takes place during the Trojan War, while the Greek ships are trapped at Aulis by unfavorable winds. Wanting to placate the gods and turn the winds, the sailors wish to sacrifice Agamemnon's daughter, Iphigeneia. Unsworth investigates the mix of emotions experienced by those involved, who include not only father ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Morality Play more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist Nicholas Barber is a 23-year-old monk in a troupe of traveling players who arrive in a small town where a mute and deaf girl awaits execution for the crime of murder. Barber and the other players go through the town, gathering the stories of this murder from the villagers, which they weave into their next performance. The dangerous truth contained ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	After Hannibal more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist In the hills of Umbria, a group of expatriates is laid low by the gleeful chicanery of the locals and the Byzantine circuitry of Italian life. A retired American couple try to restore their dream house without losing their savings to a devious opportunist. A British family in a dispute with an ancient Italian clan find themselves in a blood feud ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Crete more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist Veteran novelist Barry Unsworth went with his wife to Crete and writes about the experience--paradoxically bemoaning the huge tourist industry that has invaded the island. He also writes about Cretan history, flora and fauna, mythology, and--not least--its people, both past and present. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.12! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The rage of the vulture more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist Twelve years ago, Robert Markham, an Englishman in Constantinople, witnessed the rape and murder of his Armenian fiancée while he himself was saved by his British citizenship in the midst of the brutal Armenian massacres. Now he, his new wife, and their overly curious son are assigned to the British delegation in Constantinople. Markham's past ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Pascali's Island more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist Basil Pascali lives on a small Greek island that, in 1908, is still part of the waning Ottoman Empire. He is a spy in the employ of the Sultan and, for the last 20 years, has filed a report each month on the activities of the local inhabitants and visitors. He becomes friends with Anthony Bowles, an English archaeologist excavating artifacts on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Hide more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist In this novel about the corruption of innocence (one of Unsworth's favorite themes), first published in England in 1970, the author alternates between two narrators: the antisocial, cunning, and voyeuristic Simon and the innocent, weak-willed gardener, Josh. Simon has constructed a system of tunnels and blinds on the estate belonging to his sister ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Losing Nelson more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist A biographer of the great Lord Nelson routinely reenacts the admiral's life as part of his immersion in his subject. When he happens on an incident in Nelson's life that is horrifying in its cruelty, he must revise his methods and, in fact, his own life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Stone virgin more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist Passionate, erotic and haunting, this is a brilliant novel by one of Britain's most important novelists. Simon Rakes - a conservation expert - is restoring the Stone Virgin, a statue that cost the life of its creator in the 14th century. The statue is of great beauty but its past is soaked with a history of violence, sexual passion and human greed ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.01! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Sugar and Rum more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist In Unsworth's 1988 novel, a blocked writer is working on a novel about the slave trade. Four years later, Unsworth published his own book on that subject, SACRED HUNGER. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.87! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Ruby in Her Navel: A Novel of Love and Intrigue in the 12th Century more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist Set in the Middle Ages during the brief yet glittering rule of the Norman kings, this work is a tale in which the conflicts of the past portend the present. Unsworth transports the reader to a distant past filled with deception and mystery, and whose racial, tribal, and religious tensions are still present. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Mooncranker's gift more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist The celebrated Mooncracker, now a pitiful alcoholic deserted by his secretary, his mind almost deranged by drink, was once a formative influence on James Farnaby. He sends James to find Miranda, his secretary and James's childhood sweatheart, at the Turkish spa where sexual liberalism prevails. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.86! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Pascali's Island: 2movie Tie-In of the Idol Hunter more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist Basil Pascali lives on a small Greek island that, in 1908, is still part of the waning Ottoman Empire. He is a spy in the employ of the Sultan and, for the last 20 years, has filed a report each month on the activities of the local inhabitants and visitors. He becomes friends with Anthony Bowles, an English archaeologist excavating artifacts on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Partnership more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist Barry Unsworth's first novel was published in 1966. It tells the story of two reclusive bachelors, Foley and Moss, who make a living producing figures of pixies to sell to tourists in an English town. Moss is in love with Foley, but Foley falls for Gwendoline--and their long partnership is threatened. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	Introducing Art: Teacher's Wraparound Edition more books like this by Jean M. Morman, Barry Unsworth, Rosalind Ragans add to wishlist see all copies from $3.37! new only from $36.00!
18 view cover	Classic Sea Stories by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
19	The Idol Hunter more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20 view cover	The Ruby in Her Navel more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist Set in the Middle Ages during the brief yet glittering rule of the Norman kings, this work is a tale in which the conflicts of the past portend the present. Unsworth transports the reader to a distant past filled with deception and mystery, and whose racial, tribal, and religious tensions are still present. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21	The big day : a novel by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
22 view cover	The Big Day more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist Donald Cuthbertson prided himself on being a model for his students and teachers, but he had lately begun to lose his focus. Degree Day is approaching, along with a birthday party for his wife, Lavinia, who is not going quietly into middle age. Her lavish costume party provides the revelers with a darkly comic resolution to romantic dalliance and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.48! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Greeks Have a Word for It more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist Kennedy, an opportunist, orchestrates a scam that will have some intended and some thoroughly unintended consequences. For Mitsos, an unresolved family tragedy awakens again, along with his need to avenge his parents' deaths. With utterly convincing characterizations, Barry Unsworth brings us the underbelly of the forge of Western civilization. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Monks of Dust: The Holy Men of Mount Athos more books like this by Xavier Zimbardo, Barry Unsworth (Introduction by) add to wishlist ""In the room next door to Father Pavlos's restoration workshop, I discovered a treasure of very old photographs. The pictures were roughly the same size as those that figure on passports. They looked fairly normal to the naked eye, simply damaged and covered with microscopic cracks. I was able to scrutinize them more closely using the magnifying ... see all copies from $93.75! new only from $158.75! \| first editions
25	Wo Zeus Das Licht Der Welt Erblickte by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist see all copies from $25.64! new only from $25.64!

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