I hadn't heard of Niall Williams before that moment. I have not been quite as taken with a novel in a long while, and adding to my overwhelming response is the fact that I was pretty much blindsided by the novel’s depth and power, not having read anything by Williams … It is written in an Irish setting. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for This Is Happiness by Niall Williams. "As it is in Heaven" had the best mix of reader comments and high rating. "As It Is in Heaven" is poetry written in the form of prose. Niall Williams’s novel “This Is Happiness” takes readers to a remote rural village, a “forgotten elsewhere” that’s on the brink of great change. There’s a lot to like—and more than a little to gag on—in this whimsical story, which is both enriched by stunning metaphor (—trees stiffened in the long arthritis of brutal weathering—) and burdened with treacly summarizations (—Stephen and Gabriella loved and lived in a sweet innocence and ate their meals and listened to music and played chess—). Dreamy and lovely.A story of love and loss and the redeeming power of faith. A tentative love story.Beautifully written - one of the best books I've read in a long, long time. Or rather, a beginning filled with hope and joy. We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. Having enjoyed "History of Rain" I wanted to quickly follow up with something else by Niall Williams. I think the only way to do it is to present it as one: the voice and point of view are identical and they come from a place that transcends but is also intimate with everyday human life.A gorgeous read. Somehow, this story is told through nuances that waft like the mist and catch the air and shoot like raw energy. (Or, perhaps there is no such thing as chance, only kismet.) Yes, he is a hardcore romantic, however, his story comes out sweet and intoxicating, and not soppy and predictable. Full of poetic writing and great proses, however extremely boring.A lovely story of loss and finding love and what is important. because he has described some feelings so perfectly, just as I've felt them, and I am in awe and have to acknowledge that he's writing about something that is outside my comfort zone. Everytime I picked up this book and tried to read it i felt like I was torturing myself. This is an excellent, light summer read. Still it was waiting a long time in my shelves untill I started it, and when I did it took me some time to get into. by He is an extraordinary wordsmith; his words have a lightness that almost float off the page to evoke a feeling of atmosphere - the sounds and smells and the look of a place are all captured through the essence of light. His novels have received critical acclaim and widespread commercial success. I am certainly an unashamed fan of this writer.This seemed a sad and slow-moving book at first, but I soon began to enjoy the rich language of Niall Williams. He is an extraordinary wordsmith; his words have a lightness that almost float off the page to evoke a feeling of atmosphere - the sounds and smells and the look of a place are all captured through the essence of light. Still I carry his words and mood. I was savoring it, and thinking about the characters. Stephen, his quiet unassuming school teacher son’s world is transformed by a chance encounter and his subsequent pursuit of a lovely Italian violinist. Very weak and I shan't be reading any more by him. I sat down with the book and was immediately captivated by the somber seriousness of the story and the lyrical beauty of the author's style. he deserves a huge audience and the fame of a world class author.Part 1, ch.15: "Life is not simple, nor love inevitable." Then a Google search revealed he was praised well in the NY Times . After reading History of the Rain, it became clear how gifted of a writer Williams is. ¦ Maude McDaniel is a freelance writer in Cumberland, Maryland. His first job in New York was opening boxes of books in Fox and Sutherland's Bookshop in Mount Kisco. Read a long time ago (sometime before 2003) but just saw it wasn't n Goodreads.It took a long time for me to read this book. It's all part of the whole. Part of the reason it is my favorite is the fact that it takes place in Ireland and in Venice...two of my favorite places in the world. Inseparable identical twin sisters ditch home together, and then one decides to vanish.The talented Bennett fuels her fiction with secrets—first in her lauded debut, He later worked as a copywriter for Avon Books in New York City before leaving America with Chris in 1985 to attempt to make a life as a writer in Ireland. Stephen Griffen a shy school teacher and lead a very lonely life after his mother & sister were killed in a car accident. Very insightful into human nature. As It Is In Heaven is about the love of a shy schoolteacher and a passionate violinist. From the moment Stephen met Gabrella Castoldi he could not keep his mind off of her.

Note: I posted this same review on Amazon.com right after reading the book. This review cannot do justice to Williams's portrayal of how love can finally turn lifelong winter into spring.

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