The Newer World

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR TWICE WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A master?ly work of historical witness and moral reckoning.' OBSERVER 'Arguably our greatest living novelist' IRISH TIMES 'An artist of the highest order' CLAIRE KILROY 'The laureate of empathy' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT An immersive and unforgettable novel about one man's life in the aftermath of the American Civil War. Against this rapidly shifting landscape, 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.

Sebastian Barry