BOOKS FROM IRELANDThis is Happiness
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Shortlisted for Best Novel in the Irish Book Awards Longlisted for the 2020 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction From the acclaimed author of Man Booker-longlisted History of the Rain 'Lyrical, tender and sumptuously perceptive' Sunday Times 'A love letter to the sleepy, unhurried and delightfully odd Ireland that is all but gone' Irish Independent 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 – the 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 by Christy's side, falling in and out of love, Christy's buried past gradually comes to light, casting a glow on a small world and making it new.
Reviews:
(4 months ago) |
21 Oct, 2024
The book is totally heart-warming. It is humorous throughout. You want to read sentences again to ensure you've extracted all the beauty and humour from the words. We've taken to giving friends copies to bring a smile to people's faces.
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(6 hours ago) |
06 Mar, 2025
So beautifully written, such wonderful characters. A time of such change - growing up, love, loss and the choice to be a part of the future. I love Ganga though - aren’t we happy?
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