This Is Happiness

by Niall Williams

Book Overview

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST and REAL SIMPLE

A profound and enchanting new novel from Booker Prize-longlisted author Niall Williams about the loves of our lives and the joys of reminiscing.

You don't see rain stop, but you sense it. You sense something has changed in the frequency you've been living and you hear the quietness you thought was silence get quieter still,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 163557420X
• ISBN13: 9781635574203
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Brilliant

I had no preconceived ideas about this book. Purchased after I read a review online; Niall Williams was unfamiliar to me. But now! Now, I think he’s pretty darn brilliant. Mr. Williams takes a sleepy, gentle village full of salt of the earth people and allows readers to really know them. Their lives on the verge of changing with the introduction of electricity, shifts from uncomplicated with such depth to modern convenience. But oh, the characters. I felt like I’d always known them. Almost every page has a quote worth sharing. This quiet and serene story, that I took time to savor, has won my heart.