A Thousand Moons

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A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry follows the story of Winona, a young Native American woman seeking her identity and place in post-Civil War America. Set against the backdrop of a perilous time in history, the novel explores themes of resilience, love, and the quest for justice, painting a vivid picture of life during the Reconstruction era.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to rich, evocative storytelling set in post-Civil War America, and if you appreciate narratives that explore themes of identity, resilience, and redemption. The story's unique perspective and beautifully crafted prose offer a profound reflection on the human experience amidst historical turmoil.

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A Thousand Moons

From the Costa Book of the Year-winning author of Days Without End.

From the Costa Book of the Year-winning author of Days Without End

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Even when you come out of bloodshed and disaster, in the end, you have got to learn to live.

Winona is a young Lakota orphan adopted by former soldiers Thomas McNulty and John Cole. Living with Thomas and John on the farm they work in 1870s Tennessee, she is educated and loved, forging a life for herself beyond the violence and dispossession of her past. But the fragile harmony of her unlikely family unit, in the aftermath of the Civil War, is soon threatened by a further traumatic event, one which Winona struggles to confront, let alone understand.

Told in Sebastian Barry's rare and masterly prose, A Thousand Moons is a powerful, moving study of one woman's journey, of her determination to write her own future, and of the enduring human capacity for love.

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A Thousand Moons is lauded as a vividly lyrical Western that offers an expansive vision of early America. Reviewers praise Sebastian Barry's distinctive narrative style and ability to intertwine emotional depth with inventive language, creating an evocative reading experience that transports readers to another world.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571333394

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 February 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 266g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. The current Laureate for Irish Fiction, his novels have twice won the Costa Book of the Year award, the Independent Booksellers Award and the Walter Scott Prize. He had two consecutive novels shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, A Long Long Way (2005) and the top ten bestseller The Secret Scripture (2008), and has also won the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Prize, the Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He lives in County Wicklow.

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