O Now! by Niall Williams
*AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE AUTUMN*
‘A powerful little book’ Daily Mail
‘Warm, wise and witty’ Irish Times
A wise, tender, life-affirming return to the beloved town of Faha by the award-winning master of Irish literature
This is the why of us.
October in the parish of Faha, County Clare – the beginning of the season of spirits.
Four 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.
But 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.
Funny, beautiful, transcendent and wise, O Now! 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.
Praise for Niall Williams
‘I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williams’ Ann Patchett
‘Makes the reader want to underline something on every page’ Financial Times
‘Infectiously hopeful’ Daily Telegraph
A beautiful writer -- Hozier
What makes this so compelling and enjoyable is Williams’s transparent love of his characters and delight in his setting * Observer *
Written with a turn of phrase that makes the reader want to underline something on every page * Financial Times *
When 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 *
A love letter to literature and storytelling -- Eimear McBride
Dazzling.. Paragraph after paragraph begs you to stop and reread it, to relish the lilt of it in your inner ear * The Times *
Deeply allusive, infectiously hopeful * Daily Telegraph *
Niall Williams was born in Dublin in 1958. His critically acclaimed and bestselling fiction has been shortlisted for the Irish Times Literature Prize and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the IMPAC Award. Williams’ debut novel Four Letters of Love, 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 Time of the Child was an instant Irish Times bestseller and was awarded the Kerry Group Novel of the Year Award. He lives in Kiltumper in County Clare, with his wife, Christine.
niallwilliams.com
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| ISBN 13 | 9781037203534 |
| Title | O Now! |
| Author | Niall Williams |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2026-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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