A Thousand Moons (Hardcover)

from lesleynicol

A sequel to "Days Without End" and to my mind not quite so enjoyable. It continues the story of Thomas and John as they set about trying to rebuild their lives after fighting in the American-Indian wars and then in the war with the Union army. It also tells the story of Winona trying to "find" he...

from alexrichman

A minor but enjoyable work in the McNulty canon. Has lots of echoes of the superior Days Without End, but where that gave us action this has more mystery.

from VanessaCW

Set just after the American Civil War in Tennessee, most of this story takes place on a farm where two former soldiers live with a young Lakota girl whom they have adopted. An unusual but happy family they are, but a traumatic event occurs which affects their harmony. This is an interesting and w...

from runner56

Sebastian Barry writes in a certain literary style that you will either warm to or, as in my case, you will find his prose difficult to appreciate. The story is set against the American civil was and concerns a young Lacota Indian girl called Winona Cole who is adopted by William MrNulty and John...

from browner56

In A Thousand Moons, Sebastian Barry continues the saga of Thomas McNulty, John Cole, and Winona Cole, who collectively constitute one of the most unlikely family units in literature. Set in the 1870s about a decade after the events described in the author's magnificent Days Without End, this boo...