Glad you are enjoying it Ian. Did you find the beginning a bit difficult to get through? I found it almost put me off. I haven't read any more of his books yet, but have a few on my list. I was sad to see he died not very long ago. Shell. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 6:28 PM To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ebooktalk] GRATEFUL THANKS > Absolutely indebted to Shell for recommending Sacred Hunger by Barry > Unsworth. `I'm now deeply engrossed in the slave trading world of 1752. > It's even kept me away from Wimbledon coverage to some extent. >