THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF DAYS WITHOUT END AND OLD GOD'S TIME
'Exquisite' INDEPENDENT
'Blazes with authenticity and poignancy' FT
'I loved this book' SARAH JESSICA PARKER
An immersive and unforgettable novel of one man's life in the aftermath of the American Civil War.
I knew as I made my way home that there was no home. All the old things . . . were gone forever.
Against the rapidly shifting landscape of post Civil War America, Tennyson Bouguereau - freed man, devoted brother, nascent singer, conflicted soldier and wanted man - journeys to find meaning and belonging. From the relative safety of home in Tennessee with his sister Rosalee, he is offered the possibility of a whole new life in Nashville, until a surprising trip to Victorian England changes everything.
Exquisitely rendered, and with a rich cast of characters, The Newer World is a lyrical, visceral novel about what it is to survive, and what might be lost along the way.
'Gripping . . . another lyrical masterpiece from this literary legend' 5* READER REVIEW
'Evocative and thought provoking, it stayed with me after I finished reading' 5* READER REVIEW
'Striking and poignant . . . leaves a lingering sense of being witness to something so much bigger that one can ever truly comprehend' 5* READER REVIEW
'Evocative, emotive, humorous, Tennyson's journey is hopeful and visceral and compassionate and unforgettable' 5* READER REVIEW
'A powerful story of American history with clear reverberations in the present moment' 5* READER REVIEW
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The Newer World 9780571378449 Hardback
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Craftsman with distance
The writer is an excellent original poetic craftsman. In this novel, however, his Protagonist is distanced from his Irish Heritage: a black man in the confederate south around the civil war. The distance results in a rather clinical reading Experience, which is still pleasurable for its poetic force
- Authors:
- Barry, Sebastian
- Year Published:
- 2026
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9780571378449
- Number of Pages:
- 272
- Publication Date:
- 10/09/2026
- Publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- Language:
- English
- Place of Publication:
- London
- SKU:
- 9780571378449