Part of Days Without End, book 3
First published 2026
Tennyson Bouguereau returns home to Tennessee knowing everything has changed forever. The Civil War has ended, but for this freed man, the struggle continues. He lives with his sister Rosalee, finding safety in their bond while nursing dreams of becoming a singer. Nashville beckons with the promise of a new beginning, offering him chances he never imagined possible. But Tennyson carries the weight of his past as both conflicted soldier and wanted man. When an unexpected journey takes him across the ocean to Victorian England, his world shifts again. Each move forward demands he choose between survival and the pieces of himself he might have to abandon. Barry creates a story that follows one man's quest to build identity and find home in a landscape where the old certainties have crumbled.
Genres: drama, literary-fiction, american-civil-war, historical-fiction, adult-fiction, biographical-fiction
Vibes: atmospheric, contemplative, emotionally-resonant, introspective, lyrical, poignant
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family, internal-conflict, journey-of-self-discovery
Setting: Tennessee, Nashville, Victorian England
Period: Post-Civil War, 19th Century, Reconstruction Era
Hardcover
Content warnings: racism, war