Niall Williams Books

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.

Jim Foley loves his parents, his brother, his sister, Dickens and God, although not necessarily in that order. Later, he loves Kate, enough to make her his wife; later still, he loves his children, Jack and Hannah. This is Jim's story, from early days spent in County Clare to early adulthood in America, and back to Clare again. Tracing his journey from child, to husband to father, from happy-ever-after to death-do-us-part, from beginnings to endings - and from there to starting afresh once more - it tells of the people and places in Jim's life, his hopes, fears and fantasies, his ever-evolving relationships and the books that remain always constant. Deeply-felt, beautifully-told, and written in Niall William's lyrical, lilting prose, "Only Say the Word" offers both acceptance of the past and hope for the future.

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.

'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.

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

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.

Nicholas Coughlan and Isabel Gore were made for each other - but fate doesn't always take the easiest or the most obvious route to true love. For a start, Nicholas and Isabel have never met and nor are they likely to, without some kind of divine intervention. This title offers a story about faith, believing in your instincts and acting on impulse.

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

An exquisitely-crafted tale of love and loss from the author of Four Letters of Love and Only Say the Word schovat popis

Der Traum vom Leben auf dem Lande, die Überraschungen, die man erlebt, wenn man ihn zu verwirklichen sucht, und das Glücksgefühl, das einen durchströmt, wenn das Wagnis gelingt - von alldem erzählen die Autoren in diesem Buch über die Heimkehr in das Land ihrer Vorfahren, nach Irland.

Als sich ihre Lebenswege in Irland kreuzen, erkennen der weltfremde Geschichtslehrer Stephen und die italienische Violinistin Gabriella nicht sofort, dass sie füreinander bestimmt sind.

Der Traum vom Leben auf dem Lande, die Überraschungen, die man erlebt, wenn man ihn zu verwirklichen sucht, und das Glücksgefühl, das einen durchströmt, wenn das Wagnis gelingt - von alldem erzählen die Autoren in diesem Buch über die Heimkehr in das Land ihrer Vorfahren, nach Irland.

Das Leben in einem irischen Cottage im County Clare - Traum oder Alptraum? Iin ihrem gemeinsam geschriebenen Tagebuchroman erzählen die Autoren, wie hart und beschwerlich, aber auch wie schön ein solches Leben auf dewm Lande sein kann, wie sie sich trotz anfänglicher Schwierigkeiten auf "ihrer" Insel einleben und ihren Wunsch, eine richtige Familie zu werden, durch die Adoption eines irischen Kindes erfüllen.

Nicholas si vede privato del padre all'età di dodici anni, quando quest'ultimo lascia la famiglia per seguire una chiamata divina che lo spinge a dipingere. Dopo la morte della madre suicida, Nicholas decide di seguire il padre nei suoi pellegrinaggi. Isabel è figlia di una coppia delusa dal declino del loro amore e dalla paralisi che ha reso il figlio, promettente talento musicale, muto e disabile per sempre. Nicholas e Isabel vivono in due lati opposti dell'Irlanda, ma il destino ha deciso di farli incontrare perché sono due anime gemelle.

»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.

Die Commadore/Kein Platz für Johnnie?/Fluch der Berge/Es regnet auch im Paradies - bk474; Verlag "Das Beste"; Jan de Hartog/Elisabeth Webster/Phillip Finch/Niall Williams Christine Breen; Paperback; 1989