Mr Atkinsons Rum Contract
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Mr Atkinsons Rum Contract by Richard Atkinson
Shortlisted for the RSL Christopher Bland Prize 2021 Rarely has family history been so vivid JENNY UGLOW An extraordinarily original work AMANDA FOREMAN‘Fascinating… Not only a minute examination of a family’s rise and fall, but a ringside view of the Caribbean slave trade and an impeccable guide to the legal and financial world of the Enlightenment… This is an epic tale, but it is moreover an epic piece of research… My guess is that many readers will now find themselves inspired to unlock their own time capsules and slip into another century’ Frances Wilson, Guardian
‘A towering achievement, founded on painstaking research, written with elegance and elan, salted with humour and shot-through with intelligent warmth and compassion’ Monica Ali
‘Enthralling… Full of drama, surprises, twists and turnsThere are wars, sudden bankruptcies, doomed love affairs, tragic early deaths and bitter family feuds, all involving a cast of Atkinsons brilliantly brought to life… The surprises continue until the very last page’ Matthew Parker, Literary Review
‘An engaging tour de force of genealogical research… This fascinating personal family story is also the story of a colonial English past of which none of us should be proud, but of which all of us should be aware’ Brian Viner, Daily Mail
‘Remarkable… A three-dimensional portrait, not just of Richard Atkinson MP but his world – nefarious, buccaneering, amoral, but also containing a genuine love story… Family history can become an obsession and often a bore. But in this case it has produced gold. Love, adventure, skulduggery, moral outrage – what a story’ Clive Aslet, The Spectator
Richard Atkinson is a publisher who has been behind some of the most successful cookbooks of recent years. He lives in London but has a deep-rooted affection for the north of England, the land of his ancestors.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007509232 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007509235 |
| Title | Mr Atkinsons Rum Contract |
| Author | Richard Atkinson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2021-07-08 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
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