SHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST NOVEL IN THE IRISH BOOK AWARDSLONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 WALTER SCOTT PRIZEBy the author of Four Letters of Love, the international bestseller now a major film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan`I love this book so passionately' Ann Patchett`Lyrical, tender and sumptuously perceptive' Sunday Times After 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. But 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. As 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. `If you're craving a novel of delicate wit laced with rare insight, this, truly, is happiness' Washington Post`Written with a turn of phrase that makes the reader want to underline something on every page' Financial Times `What makes this so compelling and enjoyable is Williams's transparent love of his characters and delight in his setting' Observer
