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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.
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History of the Rain, Niall Williams
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- Released
- 2015
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- History of the Rain
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Niall Williams
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN13
- 9781620407707
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Family, Contemporary Fiction, Death, Mythology, Life, Ireland, About Books, Irish Literature, Genealogy, Water, Leukemia
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- 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.