The Newer World by Sebastian Barry - Signed Independent Bookshop Edition - *Pre-Order 10th September 2026*

This is the pre-order page for the signed independent bookshop edition of The Newer World by Sebastian Barry. Your order will be fulfilled upon publication: 10th September 2026.

‘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.