Days without End (Sebastian Barry)

Days without End

Sebastian Barry

This novel narrates the story of Thomas McNulty, an Irish boy that left Ireland because of the famine. He went to America like thousands of Irish men and fought in the Indian war and the Civil war.

He was a boy when he met John Cole, who became his friend and lover. Together, they were going to try to survive during a time of hardship.

The book beautifully narrates how they became to dress as girls in a saloon to entertain miners as women weren't in the area, They meet Mr Noore and soon they were really appreciated by him.

Later, they moved to a fort and became soldiers. They participated in the extermination of Native Americans like the Sioux people. There is also a magnificient scene when the protagonist hunted buffaloes, showing the trepidation and the courage Thomas had.

 There, they took a Native American girl who they called Winona as a servant. However, soon they loved her and adopted her as a daughter.

They novel is narrated in magnificient language, poetically portrayed the lives of the characters. Soon to become a classic, Barry writes about love, courage, inmigration and survival, eternal themes that throughout history intrigue human beings.

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