{"product_id":"9781526609359-this-is-happiness","title":"This Is Happiness","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the author of Four Letters of Love, now a major film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the author of \u003ci\u003eFour Letters of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, the international bestseller now a major film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan. The second novel in Niall Williams’ beloved Faha series - shortlisted for Best Novel in the Irish Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST NOVEL IN THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 WALTER SCOTT PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the author of \u003ci\u003eFour Letters of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, the international bestseller now a major film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I love this book so passionately' Ann Patchett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Lyrical, tender and sumptuously perceptive’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut one morning the rain stops and news reaches the parish – 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Noel navigates his coming-of-age, Christy’s buried past gradually comes to light, casting a glow on a small world and making it new.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘If you’re craving a novel of delicate wit laced with rare insight, this, truly, is happiness’ \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Written with a turn of phrase that makes the reader want to underline something on every page’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e‘What makes this so compelling and enjoyable is Williams’s transparent love of his characters and delight in his setting’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32530347982945,"sku":"9781526609359","price":8.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_38187775_91745568-43a6-4530-989f-126bda55e562.jpg?v=1763787386","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526609359-this-is-happiness","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}