Niall Williams Ordine dei libri

»Ein Liebesbrief an das verschlafene, gemächliche und herrlich kauzige Irland, das so gut wie verschwunden ist.« Irish Independent Nach einer Glaubenskrise zieht der siebzehnjährige Seminarist Noel für einen Sommer zu seinen Großeltern nach Faha, einem kleinen irischen Dorf, in dem nichts sich je ändert; auch der Regen nicht, der das Dorf seit Anbeginn begleitet. Bis er eines Tages, wir schreiben die Karwoche des Jahres 1958, plötzlich aufhört. An diesem Tag kommt auch Christy in das Örtchen, ein weitgereister Mann, der im Auftrag der Regierung durch das Land zieht und für die Elektrifizierung wirbt. Christy wird Untermieter bei Noels Großeltern und für den jungen Mann ein Freund und Mentor. Während Noel erste Gefühle für ein Mädchen entwickelt und nach seinem Weg im Leben tastet, offenbart sich der wahre Grund von Christys Anwesenheit. Er ist zurückgekehrt, um Abbitte bei einer geliebten Frau zu leisten. Doch auch wenn die Zeit in Faha bis anhin stillzustehen schien, vor seinen Bewohnern macht auch sie nicht Halt. Und Christy könnte zu spät gekommen sein.

Set in the small town of Faha during the Christmas season of 1962, the story follows Doctor Jack Troy, whose role as a caregiver isolates him from the community. His daughter, Ronnie, struggles with missed opportunities for love and feels overshadowed by her father's responsibilities. Their lives take a transformative turn when a baby is unexpectedly left in their care, prompting a profound reevaluation of family and community ties. The novel explores themes of second chances, connection, and the richness of life amid hardship.

'Poignant ... A meditation on life, love and the importance of nature' IRISH TIMES When they were in their twenties, Niall Williams and Christine Breen made the impulsive decision to leave New York City and move to Christine's ancestral home in the town of Kiltumper in rural Ireland. In the decades that followed, the pair dedicated themselves to writing, gardening and living a life that followed the rhythms of the earth. In 2019, with Christine in the final stages of recovery from cancer and the surrounding land threatened by the arrival of turbines, Niall and Christine decided to document a year - in words and Christine's drawings - of living in their garden and in their small corner of a rapidly changing world. Proceeding month by month through the year, this is the story of a garden in all its many splendours, and a couple who have made their life observing its wonders.

Nicholas Coughlan and Isabel Gore were made for each other but how will they ever know it? This is a story about destiny, acceptance and the tragedies and miracles of everyday life.

Longlisted for the 2014 Man Booker Prize, this novel follows Ruthie Swain, a bedridden daughter of a poet, as she seeks connection through family stories and her father's library. In her attic, she writes about Ireland's landscapes and histories, uncovering tales that may revive her spirit and reconnect her with the world.

When a loved one disappears, you can never be sure whether they are alive or dead

A beautiful and moving novel about a young boy's journey from childhood to adulthood from the bestselling author of Four Letters of Love

A novel that is simultaneously a universal story about love in all its forms and guises, and an intimate love letter from a husband to his wife Jim Foley loves his parents, his brother, his sister, Dickens and God; later, he loves Kateenough to make her his wife and to shape his life around herand later still, he loves his children, Jack and Hannah. Only Say the Word tells Jims story, and the story of the people and places in his life, as he moves from childhood to marriage and fatherhood, from early days spent in County Clare to early adulthood in America, and back to Clare once more. Deeply personal and written in his lyrical, lilting prose, Niall Williamss fourth novel is about unspoken emotions, undying devotion and blind faithbut, ultimately, about the redeeming, enduring nature of love.

Beginning in Ireland in the early years of the 19th century, the four Foley brothers flee across the country with their father and the large telescope he has stolen. Soon forced apart by the violence of the Irish wilderness, the potato famine, and the promise of America, the brothers find themselves scattered across the world. Their separate adventures unfold in passionate and vivid scenes with gypsies, horse races, sea voyages, and beautiful women. An epic narrative on the meaning of love and home and family, "The Fall of Light" is a dazzling novel by one of the most promising novelists writing today.