This is happiness
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, ©2019.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
380 pages ; 25 cm
Status:
1 copy on order.
Description
"Change is coming to Faha, a small Irish parish that hasn't changed in a thousand years. For one thing, the rain is stopping. Nobody remembers when it started; rain on the western seaboard is a condition of living. But now - just as Father Coffey proclaims the coming of the electricity - the rain clouds are lifting. Seventeen-year-old Noel Crowe is idling in the unexpected sunshine when Christy makes his first entrance into Faha, bringing secrets he needs to atone for. Though he can't explain it, Noel knows right then: something has changed. As the people of Faha anticipate the endlessly procrastinated advent of the electricity, and Noel navigates his own coming-of-age and his falling in and out of love, Christy's past gradually comes to light, casting a new glow on a small world. Harking back to a simpler time, This Is Happiness is a tender portrait of a community - its idiosyncrasies and traditions, its paradoxes and kindnesses, its failures and triumphs - and a coming-of-age tale like no other. Luminous and lyrical, yet anchored by roots running deep into the earthy and everyday, it is about the power of stories: their invisible currents that run through all we do, writing and rewriting us, and the transforming light that they throw onto our world."--Publisher description.
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Bill (LPL) Adult Fiction
F Williams
In Transit
Branford/Blackstone Adult Fiction
FICTION
Due Jul 17, 2025
Durham Adult Fiction
FIC WILLIAMS
In Transit
East Haddam/Moodus Adult Fiction
Fic Wil
Due Jul 19, 2025
East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Williams, Niall (This)
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Guilford Adult Fiction
FIC WILLIAMS
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Guilford Adult Fiction
FIC WILLIAMS
Due Jul 21, 2025
Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/WILLIAMS
Due Jul 2, 2025
Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/WILLIAMS
Due Jul 1, 2025
Ivoryton Adult Fiction
F WILLIAMS
In Transit
Madison/Scranton Adult Fiction
F WILLIAMS
Display
Meriden Adult Fiction
FIC WILLIAMS
On Shelf
North Branford/Atwater Adult Fiction
Fiction Williams
On Shelf
North Haven Adult Fiction
Fiction Williams, Niall
Due Jul 14, 2025
North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Fiction
FIC WILLIAMS [SEP 23]
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Fiction
F WILLIAMS
In Transit
Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Williams
Due Jul 5, 2025
Preston Adult Fiction
F WILLIAMS, Niall
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Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Adult Fiction
FIC WIL *staff picks*
Due Jul 5, 2025
Wallingford Adult Fiction
WILLIAMS
Due Jul 16, 2025
West Haven Main Adult Fiction
FIC WILLIAMS
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West Haven Ora Mason Adult Fiction
FIC WILLIAMS
Due Jul 21, 2025
Woodbridge Adult Fiction
FIC WILLIAMS
Due Jul 16, 2025
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Hamden Public Libraries On Order
ON ORDER
On Order
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781635576313, 9781635574203, 163557420X
Notes
Description
"Change is coming to Faha, a small Irish parish that hasn't changed in a thousand years. For one thing, the rain is stopping. Nobody remembers when it started; rain on the western seaboard is a condition of living. But now - just as Father Coffey proclaims the coming of the electricity - the rain clouds are lifting. Seventeen-year-old Noel Crowe is idling in the unexpected sunshine when Christy makes his first entrance into Faha, bringing secrets he needs to atone for. Though he can't explain it, Noel knows right then: something has changed. As the people of Faha anticipate the endlessly procrastinated advent of the electricity, and Noel navigates his own coming-of-age and his falling in and out of love, Christy's past gradually comes to light, casting a new glow on a small world. Harking back to a simpler time, This Is Happiness is a tender portrait of a community - its idiosyncrasies and traditions, its paradoxes and kindnesses, its failures and triumphs - and a coming-of-age tale like no other. Luminous and lyrical, yet anchored by roots running deep into the earthy and everyday, it is about the power of stories: their invisible currents that run through all we do, writing and rewriting us, and the transforming light that they throw onto our world."--Publisher description.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Williams, N. (2019). This is happiness. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Williams, Niall, 1958-. 2019. This Is Happiness. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Williams, Niall, 1958-, This Is Happiness. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Williams, Niall. This Is Happiness. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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