O NOW!

A wise tender life affirming return to the beloved town of Faha by the award winning master of Irish literature This is the why of us October in the parish of Faha County Clare the beginning of the season of spirits Four nights a week Bat Considine calls on his neighbour Mossie Crowe a beloved widower known to all in the townland of Faha as Ganga They sit by the fire and as Bat reads the newspaper aloud wait to see which of them will die first But this week Bat will make a discovery that changes this routine forever In the coming days Ganga s small community will gather and his family travel home from far away to celebrate a quiet life in all its miracles Funny beautiful transcendent and wise O Now leads readers back down the road that leads to Faha and explores what it means to live a meaningful life and what it means to leave it behind Praise for Niall Williams I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williams Ann Patchett Makes the reader want to underline something on every page Financial Times Infectiously hopeful Daily Telegraph