Tag Archives: Sebastian Barry

Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry

Posted on September 26, 2023 by mandywight

In Old God’s Time, long listed for the 2023 Booker Prize, Sebastian Barry comes back to contemporary Ireland, having set his two previous novels, Days without End and A Thousand Moons, in 19th century America. The novel is set in … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Moons- Sebastian Barry

Posted on April 7, 2020 by mandywight

This latest novel by Sebastian Barry is the sequel to his Costa-winning book, Days without End.  Narrated by Winona, the Lakota Sioux Indian girl taken in by Thomas McNulty and John Cole in the first book, the novel picks up … Continue reading →

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Days without End by Sebastian Barry

Posted on March 15, 2020 by mandywight

With the imminent publication of Sebastian Barry’s novel A Thousand Moons, I decided to go back and reread his novel Days Without End, which became Costa Book of the Year in 2016. A Thousand Moons picks up its story, focusing … Continue reading →

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