Description
Born in Dublin in 1896 amid the roar of a thunderstorm, Willie Dunne grows up with the world’s violence gathering just beyond the horizon—until, as a young man, he is swept into the machinery of the First World War. Waking in a military hospital in England, burned and broken, Willie’s survival becomes the first chapter of a long, searching journey back toward life and memory. As he returns to the Western Front, the novel follows his experiences with a lyrical, intimate realism that turns battle into a deeply human reckoning. Through themes of trauma, endurance, and the cost of loyalty, this is a powerful, character-driven work in Sebastian Barry’s distinctive voice—tender, unsparing, and haunted by history’s lingering echoes.
Available Editions
paperback
Thorndike Press
Published Jan 1, 2005
463 pages
ISBN: 9780786275663
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Details
First Published
2005
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry.