{"product_id":"interest-michael-taylor-9781529110982","title":"Interest","description":"Discover how the campaign to end slavery divided Britain and was almost thwarted by some of the most powerful and famous figures of the era.\n**SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING**\nIn 1807, Parliament outlawed the slave trade in the British Empire. But for the next 25 years more than 700,000 people remained enslaved, due to the immensely powerful pro-slavery group the 'West India Interest'.\nThis ground-breaking history discloses the extent to which the 'Interest' were supported by nearly every figure of the British establishment - fighting, not to abolish slavery, but to maintain it for profit. Gripping and unflinching, The Interest is the long-overdue exposé of one of Britain's darkest, most turbulent times.\nA DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR\n'Scintillating . . . compulsively readable' Guardian\n'A magnificent book . . . riveting' Evening Standard\n'A critical piece of history and a devastating exposé' Shashi Tharoor, author of Inglorious Empire\n'Thoroughly researched and potent' David Lammy MP\n'Essential reading' Simon Sebag Montefiore","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607181660448,"sku":"9781529110982","price":11.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781529110982.jpg?v=1785224782","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/interest-michael-taylor-9781529110982","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}