The Interest 9781338267235

The Interest 9781338267235For two hundred years, the abolition of slavery in Britain has been a cause for self congratulation but no longer. In 1807, Parliament outlawed the slave trade in the British Empire, but for the next quarter of a century, despite heroic and bloody rebellions, more than 700,000 people in the British colonies remained enslaved. And when a renewed abolitionist campaign was mounted, making slave ownership the defining political and moral issue of the day,

the motley band begins to unravel the secrets of the Templars

and his donkey

Including four much-loved stories: What the Ladybird Heard Next

' Karen Joy Fowler

beloved of the gods and touched by destiny

Having written enthralling biographies of London and of its great river

you've already died

This newfound visibility is also shedding light on the lack of resources available for victims to cope and heal from their pain

Theresa: beautiful

Trema the Earth Lord

And was she murdered

Teze now has to deal with the interests of the intensive farming lobby