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Start with The Steward of Christendom and continue through all 4 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with The Steward of Christendom
Book 1 by Sebastian Barry • Published 1995
In a county home in 1930s Wicklow, former Dublin Metropolitan Police chief Thomas Dunne drifts between lucidity and memory, reliving his service under the British crown and the shattering cost that Ireland's revolutio...
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Book 1:The Steward of Christendom
Sebastian Barry • 1995
In a county home in 1930s Wicklow, former Dublin Metropolitan Police chief Thomas Dunne drifts between lucidity and memory, reliving his service under the British crown and the shattering cost that Ireland's revolutio...
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Book 2:Annie Dunne
Sebastian Barry • 2002
Unmarried Annie Dunne shares a small Wicklow farm with her cousin Sarah in the late 1950s, finding unexpected joy when two young relatives come to stay, even as courtship, money worries and social change threaten the...
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Book 3:A Long Long Way
Sebastian Barry • 2005 • 1 recommendation
Willie Dunne is a young Dubliner who joins the Royal Dublin Fusiliers in 1914, hoping to please his policeman father. On the Western Front and during the Easter Rising, he learns how war and Irish politics can tear a...
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Book 4:On Canaan's Side
Sebastian Barry • 2011
Eighty nine year old Lilly Bere looks back on a life reshaped by the Irish War of Independence, flight to America and decades of work and loss, tracing how exile, violence and brief happiness have marked her family fr...
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What is the best order to read the Dunne Family series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The Steward of Christendom.
How many books are in the Dunne Family series?
There are 4 books currently listed in the Dunne Family series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Dunne Family series?
New readers should start with The Steward of Christendom, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Dunne Family series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1995 to 2011.