The Newer World

<p><b>FROM <i>THE SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLING AUTHOR<br>TWICE WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR<br><br>''A masterly work of historical witness and moral reckoning'' <i>OBSERVER</i><br><br>An immersive and unforgettable novel of one man''s life in the aftermath of the American Civil War.</b><br><br><i>I knew as I made my way home that there was no home. All the old things . . . were gone forever.</i><br><br>Against the rapidly shifting landscape of post Civil War America, 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.<br><br>Exquisitely rendered, and with a rich cast of characters, <i>The Newer World </i>is a lyrical, visceral novel about what it is to survive, and what might be lost along the way.</p>