{"product_id":"the-newer-world","title":"The Newer World","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Train Dreams, All the Pretty Horses and West, an immersive and unforgettable novel about one man's life in the aftermath of the American Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn immersive, sweeping and unforgettable novel of one man's life in the aftermath of the American Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI knew as I made my way home that there was no home. All the old things . . . were gone forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExquisitely 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A masterly work of historical witness and moral reckoning' - OBSERVER, Fiction to look out for in '26\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'His work reminds us how much we need these rare gifts of the natural storyteller' - TESSA HADLEY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF OLD GOD'S TIME\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRHD Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593707720927,"sku":"9780571378456","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2185\/3151\/files\/9780571378456.jpg?v=1784770550","url":"https:\/\/lamplightbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-newer-world","provider":"Lamplight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}