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Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry (Paperback, 2005)
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Barely eighteen years old, Willie Dunne leaves Dublin in 1914 to fight for the Allied cause, largely unaware of the growing political and religious tensions festering back home. Told in Sebastian Barry's characteristically beautiful prose, A Long Long Way evokes the camaraderie and humour of Willie and his regiment, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, but also the cruelty and sadness of war, and the divided loyalties that many Irish soldiers felt. Tracing their experiences through the course of the war, the narrative brilliantly explores and dramatises the events of the Easter Rising within Ireland, and how such a seminal political moment came to affect those boys off fighting for the King of England on foreign fields - the paralysing doubts and divisions it caused them. It also charts Willie's coming of age, his leaving behind of his sweetheart Gretta, and the effect the war has on his relationship with his father, a member of the Dublin Military Police and fervent loyalist.Product Identifiers
PublisherFaber & Faber
ISBN-139780571218004
eBay Product ID (ePID)88760105
Product Key Features
Book TitleLong Long Way
AuthorSebastian Barry
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year2005
Number of Pages304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height233mm
Item Width154mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorSebastian Barry
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 20 Aug, 2018
Feels like real life WW1.
This is a great book about an Irish volunteer in the first world war. It feels as if the character is a real person, really experiencing the horrors of the trenches and all that it entails. A great story encapsulating the political climate in Uk and in Ireland.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Jan, 2019
long way back
Love this author. Good used conditionVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Nov, 2018
Compelling Reading
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Oct, 2018
Brilliant
Very human portrayal of Ireland’s involvement in WW1.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
