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This is happiness
Williams, Niall, 1958-2020
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Now in paperback, this novel set in 1950s Ireland is from the acclaimed author of }History Of The Rain{. Change is coming to Faha, a small Irish parish unaltered in a thousand years. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST NOVEL IN THE IRISH BOOK AWARDSLONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 WALTER SCOTT PRIZEBy the author of Four Letters of Love, the international bestseller now a major film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan`I love this book so passionately' Ann Patchett`Lyrical, tender and sumptuously perceptive' Sunday Times After dropping out of the seminary, seventeen-year-old Noel Crowe finds himself back in Faha, a small Irish parish where nothing ever changes, including the ever-falling rain.But one morning the rain stops and news reaches the parish - electricity is finally arriving. With it comes a lodger to Noel's home, Christy McMahon. Though he can't explain it, Noel knows right then: something has changed.As Noel navigates his coming-of-age, Christy's buried past gradually comes to light, casting a glow on a small world and making it new.`If you're craving a novel of delicate wit laced with rare insight, this, truly, is happiness' Washington Post`Written with a turn of phrase that makes the reader want to underline something on every page' Financial Times `What makes this so compelling and enjoyable is Williams's transparent love of his characters and delight in his setting' Observer
Main title:
This is happiness / Niall Williams.
Author:
Williams, Niall, 1958-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
Collation:
380 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2019.
ISBN:
9781526609359 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
LC class:
PR6073.I43273
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1009088