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Book at Bedtime: Days Without End: Episode 8

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Episode 8

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When ambushed by former rebel soldiers, Thomas takes drastic action to protect his family.

On their way to Lige Magan's farm, Thomas McNulty and his family are held up in Tennessee by former rebel soldiers.

A new novel by the Irish author and twice Man Booker Prize finalist Sebastian Barry.

Thomas McNulty recounts how he, having fled Ireland when orphaned during the Great Famine, made his way across America as part of the U.S. Cavalry. With his long-time friend and companion John Cole, Thomas witnesses the birth of America - from the atrocities committed against the Native Americans to the horrors of the Civil War - and, ultimately, finds his own family and identity.

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By Sebastian Barry. Powerful novel set against the backdrop of the American Civil War.

By Sebastian Barry. Powerful novel about family and identity set against the backdrop of the horrors of the American Civil War and the atrocities committed against the Native Americans

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