{"product_id":"the-newer-world-hardcover","title":"The Newer World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSebastian Barry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the best writers in the English language.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom five-time Booker Prize nominee Sebastian Barry, a sweeping yet intimate novel about one man's life the in the aftermath of the Civil War \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI knew as I made my way home that there was no home. All the old things ... were gone forever.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn into bondage in Union-leaning northwest Tennessee, Tennyson Bouguereau spends his days working the tobacco fields of a small farm, avoiding any action that might drive his pro-Confederate neighbors to the kind of unprovoked violence that killed his mother. But when, in the wake of emancipation, a gang of defeated rebels descends on the farm, his choice to defend it and the people within makes Tennyson a wanted man. He will now not have the chance to till the ten acres he and his sister, Rosalee, have been given as their own. Instead, he must leave the relative safety of the only home he's known and venture into the newer world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the rapidly shifting landscape of nineteenth-century America, from a religious school in Nashville to army camps in New Mexico and South Dakota, and featuring beloved characters from Sebastian Barry's award-winning novels \u003ci\u003eDays Without End\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Moons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Newer World\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical, visceral novel about what it is to survive, and what might be lost along the way. Dreamlike and unforgettable, it is the work of a consummate storyteller at the height of his powers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSebastian Barry\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Dublin in 1955. The 2018-21 Laureate for Irish Fiction, he is the author of nine novels, five of which have been long- or shortlisted for the Booker Prize, most recently \u003ci\u003eOld God's Time\u003c\/i\u003e (2023). His work has won numerous awards in Ireland, the UK, and France, including the Costa Book of the Year Award, the Walter Scott Prize, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. In the US, his novels have been recognized by the ALA Carnegie Medal (longlist), the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (shortlist), and the High Plains Book Award (winner). He lives in County Wicklow, Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53206809477440,"sku":"9780593654613","price":51.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/4739\/1040\/files\/VTpMC3cwzD9780593654613.webp?v=1790160689","url":"https:\/\/bookapproved.com\/products\/the-newer-world-hardcover","provider":"Book Approved ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}