This Is Happiness by Niall Williams 9781526609359

This Is Happiness

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Nominated for Best Novel in the Irish Book Awards and in contention for the 2020 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, this work comes from the pen of Niall Williams, whose previous novel 'History of the Rain' earned a place on the Man Booker longlist. 'This Is Happiness' has been lauded by the Sunday Times as 'lyrical, tender and exquisitely perceptive', while the Irish Independent hails it as 'an ode to the unhurried, charmingly peculiar Ireland that has all but vanished'.

The tale follows seventeen-year-old Noel Crowe, who returns to the sleepy village of Faha after leaving the seminary. In this corner of Ireland, where change is as rare as a dry day, Noel finds himself back amidst the ceaseless drizzle. However, one morning brings an unprecedented event: the rain ceases, coinciding with news that electricity is finally coming to the parish. This heralds the arrival of Christy McMahon, a lodger in Noel's home. Inexplicably, Noel senses that this marks a turning point in his life.

As Noel embarks on his journey into adulthood under Christy's guidance, experiencing the ups and downs of love, Christy's concealed past gradually emerges. This revelation casts the small, familiar world of Faha in a new light, transforming it in ways Noel never anticipated.

Product Information:

Book ISBN: 9781526609359
Book Author: Niall Williams
Book Format: Paperback / softback
Book Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Book Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Book Dimensions: 130 x 197 x 28 cm
Book Publication Date: 2020-09-07
Book Pagination: 400 pages
Book Weight: 284g

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