Only Say the Word - Hardcover

Niall Williams

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Synopsis

A novel that is simultaneously a universal story about love in all its forms and guises, and an intimate love letter from a husband to his wife Jim Foley loves his parents, his brother, his sister, Dickens and God; later, he loves Kateenough to make her his wife and to shape his life around herand later still, he loves his children, Jack and Hannah. Only Say the Word tells Jims story, and the story of the people and places in his life, as he moves from childhood to marriage and fatherhood, from early days spent in County Clare to early adulthood in America, and back to Clare once more. Deeply personal and written in his lyrical, lilting prose, Niall Williamss fourth novel is about unspoken emotions, undying devotion and blind faithbut, ultimately, about the redeeming, enduring nature of love.

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About the Author

Niall Williams was born in 1958 and lives in Kiltumper with his wife Christine and their two children. He is the author of three previous novels, including the critically acclaimed and bestselling Four Letters of Love and As it is in Heaven.

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