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Niall Williams

This Is Happiness

This Is Happiness

A lyrical novel about the arrival of electricity in a rural Irish village by Niall Williams

6 people recommend this

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  • Sonia D
    Sonia DFirst to rec
  • DaniS
    DaniS

    “Lovely, gentle and soothing book based in rural Ireland. A bit hard to get into at first but the more you read the more you are drawn in.”

    31
  • Nat
    Nat

    “Beautifully written, wholesome book”

    2
  • A L E X I S
    A L E X I S

    “tucking into this beauty”

  • Sloane Morgan
    Sloane Morgan

    “I have reached the age when 400 pages about rain, memory, thwarted love, and the moment electricity first arrived in rural Ireland is a terrific read. Perfect on Audible to enjoy the Irish lilt. This Is Happiness, by Niall Williams, is so touching and wistful and almost indecently well written. It's a book where you cry when the big thing happens (didn't want to spoil it), and cry again, sad the book is over.”

  • Melanie Harari
    Melanie Harari

    “This book made me want to move to a small Irish town and settle into a slower pace”

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