{"product_id":"9780571378456-retail-the-newer-world","title":"The Newer World","description":"An immersive, sweeping 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 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. 'A masterly work of historical witness and moral reckoning' -  OBSERVER , Fiction to look out for in '26  ' His work reminds us how much we need these rare gifts of the natural storyteller ' -  TESSA HADLEY 'There's a beautiful looseness to the novel, almost a wildness, the mark of a true, natural storyteller. It's easily among his best works'  -  KEVIN BARRY 'Barry records a life between worlds, in tender, elegiac prose. This is the novelist at his best: a masterly work of historical witness and moral reckoning' -  ALEX PRESTON, Observer, 'Fiction to Watch in 2026' FROM  THE SUNDAY TIMES  BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF  OLD GOD'S TIME","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49266114330843,"sku":"9780571378456-RETAIL","price":29.74,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/fc5936e9-d695-4720-ac99-a35fa51ecdb2.jpg?v=1788946236","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780571378456-retail-the-newer-world","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}