{"product_id":"9781526609359","title":"This Is Happiness","description":"Author: Niall Williams\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526609359\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Sep 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for Best Novel in the Irish Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the 2020 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of Man Booker-longlisted \u003ci\u003eHistory of the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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\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\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\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619439628446,"sku":"UBD-9781526609359","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526609359.jpg?v=1773899817","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526609359","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}