{"product_id":"o-now-from-the-award-winning-internationally-bestselling-author-of-four-letters-of-love-and-this-is-happiness-9781037203534","title":"O Now!: From the award-winning, internationally bestselling author of FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE and THIS IS HAPPINESS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wise, tender, life-affirming return to the beloved town of Faha by the award-winning master of Irish literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*AN \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE AUTUMN*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*WATERSTONES IRISH BOOK OF THE MONTH*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A powerful little book’ \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Warm, wise and witty’ \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A gem of a story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A tender portrait of male friendship\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘What a gift of a book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wise, tender, life-affirming return to the beloved town of Faha by the award-winning master of Irish literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is the why of us.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober in the parish of Faha, County Clare – the beginning of the season of spirits. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour nights a week, Bat Considine calls on his neighbour Mossie Crowe; a beloved widower known to all in the townland of Faha as Ganga. They sit by the fire and, as Bat reads the newspaper aloud, wait to see which of them will die first. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut this week, Bat will make a discovery that changes this routine forever. In the coming days, Ganga’s small community will gather, and his family travel home from far away; to celebrate a quiet life, in all its miracles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFunny, beautiful, transcendent and wise, \u003ci\u003eO Now!\u003c\/i\u003e leads readers back down the road that leads to Faha – and explores what it means to live a meaningful life, and what it means to leave it behind. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Niall Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williams’ \u003c\/b\u003eAnn Patchett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Makes the reader want to underline something on every page’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Infectiously hopeful’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781037203534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 20(H)x13.4(L)x1.6(W)188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 188\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiall Williams was born in Dublin in 1958. His critically acclaimed and bestselling fiction has been shortlisted for the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e Literature Prize and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the IMPAC Award. Williams’ debut novel \u003ci\u003eFour Letters of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, an international bestseller, has been adapted by the author for screen and will star Helena Bonham-Carter, Pierce Brosnan and Gabriel Byrne. His most recent novel \u003ci\u003eTime of the Child \u003c\/i\u003ewas an instant \u003ci\u003eIrish Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and was awarded the Kerry Group Novel of the Year Award. He lives in Kiltumper in County Clare, with his wife, Christine.\u003cbr\u003eniallwilliams.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eProfoundly emotive ... Williams’ powerful little book delves into the power of the male bond, grief  and steadfast love ... Says a lot in very little and will leave you emotionally raw * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eAn act of homespun grace and reviving joy. With sentences that sing like poetry and an unshakable faith in community, love, and loyalty, this gem of a story has the power to change the vibe of a difficult day * Oprah Daily *\u003cbr\u003eWhat a gift of a book ... A gentle, life-affirming celebration of friendship, community and lives led well ... with warm observation and delightful prose, this will capture your heart * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003eA tender portrait of a male friendship ... filled with the kind of sentences that make you pause mid-reading ... Williams’ writing is masterful in its economy, while packing a huge emotional punch * Irish Examiner *\u003cbr\u003eWarm, wise and witty * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Niall Williams: \u003c\/b\u003e‘I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williams -- Ann Patchett\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful writer -- Hozier\u003cbr\u003eWhat makes this so compelling and enjoyable is Williams’s transparent love of his characters and delight in his setting * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eWritten with a turn of phrase that makes the reader want to underline something on every page * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eWhen I cried, it was because, with his careful and compassionate depictions of people, place and time, Williams reminds us of the humanity in all, of the vitality of a community that comes together, and of the power in revealing our vulnerabilities to others * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eA love letter to literature and storytelling -- Eimear McBride\u003cbr\u003eDazzling ... Paragraph after paragraph begs you to stop and reread it, to relish the lilt of it in your inner ear * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eDeeply allusive, infectiously hopeful * Daily Telegraph *","brand":"Niall Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51528091828441,"sku":"9781037203534","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781037203534.jpg?v=1794035432","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/o-now-from-the-award-winning-internationally-bestselling-author-of-four-letters-of-love-and-this-is-happiness-9781037203534","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}