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Days Without End

By: Sebastian Barry
Narrated by: Aidan Kelly
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Summary

Having signed up for the US Army in the 1850s, aged barely 17, Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, John Cole, go on to fight in the Indian wars and ultimately the Civil War. Orphans of terrible hardships themselves, despite the horrors they both see and are complicit in, they find these days to be vivid.

Both an intensely poignant story of two men and the lives they are dealt and a fresh look at some of the most fateful years in America's past.

©2016 Sebastian Barry (P)2016 W.F. Howes Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military War Heartfelt Thought-Provoking
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Critic reviews

"[Barry's] words have a stony allure of the Irish poets and the lyrical pull of an epic storyteller." ( The Boston Globe)
"Sebastian Barry's handling of voice and cadence is masterly. His fictional universe is filled with life, quiet truth, and exquisite intimacy." (Colm Tóibín, author of the Costa Novel Award-winning Brooklyn)
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Sebastián Barry at his best - an interesting story filled with the most vivid descriptions bringing the scenes to life, well read and the story is a mixture of harsh realities of war and the love between the main characters.
I really enjoyed this book and could listen to it again.

What a wonderful book.

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Riveting book. Deservedly won Costa prize and sensitively read by Irish reader. Will be made into film assuredly. Can't recommend highly enough!

Brilliant story

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This book really impressed me - the writing was superb and painted such a clear picture of the intensely difficult life of a poor, gay, Sligo man and the love of his life the 'handsome John Cole'. I particularly loved the landscape descriptions and was horrified by the blood and guts of the fighting scenes and the injustices towards the indigenous Indians of America. It was narrated in beautiful, lyrical Irish tones which helped during the more bloodthirsty descriptions of army life. I think it would make a great movie - though the language of the landscape would get lost. Loved it!

Lyrical and visceral writing

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This is a wonderful book and it is read superbly. The story unfolds in such a matter of fact way, day by day and hour by hour.

Amazing book

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A story that gives great insight into the troubled history of America. You are with the protagonists all the way to the end. At times raw and at times loving. Fantastic penmanship.

Powerful

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