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A Long Long Way
A Long Long Way | Sebastian Barry
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Praised as a master storyteller (The Wall Street Journal) and hailed for his flawless use of language (Boston Herald), Irish author and playwright Sebastian Barry has created a powerful new novel about divided loyalties and the realities of war. In 1914, Willie Dunne, barely eighteen years old, leaves behind Dublin, his family, and the girl he plans to marry in order to enlist in the Allied forces and face the Germans on the Western Front. Once there, he encounters a horror of violence and gore he could not have imagined and sustains his spirit with only the words on the pages from home and the camaraderie of the mud-covered Irish boys who fight and die by his side. Dimly aware of the political tensions that have grown in Ireland in his absence, Willie returns on leave to find a world split and ravaged by forces closer to home. Despite the comfort he finds with his family, he knows he must rejoin his regiment and fight until the end. With grace and power, Sebastian Barry vividly renders Willies personal struggle as well as the overwhelming consequences of war.
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Brimful
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This was a charity shop find which I thought I would read as a break from the Booker long list. Had to stop for a weep whilst Willie Dunne sings Ave María to his comrades after scenes of carnage.

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Brimful
A Long Long Way | Sebastian Barry

This was not a scene of bravery, but it seemed to Willie in his fear and horror that there was a truth in it nonetheless. It was the thing before a joke was fashioned about it, before an anecdote was conjured up to make it safe, before a proper story in the newspaper, before some fellow with the wits would make a history of it.

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Cathythoughts
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#WWWMilestoneGA @Wanderingwithwords a big congratulations on your milestone 🎉🌸🌸&
Thankyou for this lovely giveaway 🙏🏻❤️

Sophoclessweetheart Thank you and you‘re welcome! Good luck Cathy! X 7y
batsy Lolly! 👏🏽 7y
Cathythoughts @batsy it sounds good ... your influence... I trust your judgement & sometimes take a look at your TBR 🙏🏻📚👍🏻❤️ 7y
batsy That's a nice thing for you to say ☺️ 😘 I really hope you enjoy it if you give it a go ❤️ 7y
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TrishB
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There‘s no such thing as a WW1 novel based in the trenches with a happy ending is there? And this doesn‘t break the trend!
A slightly different slant in that it‘s based on the Irish recruitment to the war effort -with commentary on what was going on back in Ireland.
A bleak, poignant novel, beautifully written, but you won‘t finish with a smile on your face.

Melissa_J Stacking! 7y
TrishB @Cathythoughts #onewordonebook Bleak! Congrats 🎉🎉 7y
Cathythoughts Great Post ❤️I already have it stacked 👍🏻& your name is now in the 🎩 7y
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TrishB
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This book is 💔 and the writing is sublime.

Cathythoughts Another Sebastian Barry ! Fair play ! I‘ve only read Secret Scripture.... this one sounds great too 7y
TrishB @Cathythoughts it is very sad and poignant! Nearly done. It‘s all down to you I‘ve brought a few Barry now! 7y
Cathythoughts ❤️❤️❤️ sending big love @TrishB must read more soon (edited) 7y
TrishB @Cathythoughts he‘s been invited to the literary festival at my work in October - I‘m keeping my fingers crossed! 7y
Cathythoughts @TrishB 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻❤️ 7y
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TrishB
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There has been no lunchtime reading 😔
I‘m working at home on drafting a student protection plan and reading a pile of documentation for an audit tomorrow. Hopefully reading later - this is my current read.

Cathythoughts No lunchtime reading , oh no !! I hope your crazy week isn‘t too crazy & passes quickly 👍🏻❤️ 7y
TrishB @Cathythoughts thank you ❤️ 7y
Balibee146 Gah memories.... I used to be heavily involved in same sort of tasks. Hope all goes smoothly is it ELIR or another audit? 😘😘 7y
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TrishB @Balibee146 today got to work at 7.30- snow, picket line, UKVI audit and student sit in in the rooms the audit was supposed to be in.....been a bit of a stressful day!! 7y
Balibee146 Awww no @TrishB that's stressful.... Hope you have a good treat lined up for tonight 😘😘 7y
TrishB @Balibee146 hubby cooked tea and I have feet up now doing nothing ❤️ 7y
Balibee146 @TrishB 💗💗 7y
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TrishB
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Today‘s #bookhaul
Smiths had a big sale with loads of stuff for Qa, I‘m working my way through this series and have 1-4, these are 6 & 7! Just 5 then.....
Barry ones from charity shop....

Melissa_J Who doesn‘t love a good book sale? 😊 7y
Ms_T Thanks for the heads up. I have the final two Harry Potter books to buy so I‘m off to look at their website now! 7y
TrishB @Melissa_J exactly 😁 7y
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TrishB @Ms_T don‘t know if it‘s just my local shop- I didn‘t look online 😁 7y
Caroline2 Qa!!! Bargain! ?? 7y
Addison_Reads I'm a huge fan of the Charlie Parker books. Excellent find. 😁 7y
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nungen
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Epic and sad.

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