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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

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Product details

Published 08 Oct 2026
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Pages 96
ISBN 9781037206443
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

Niall Williams

Niall Williams was born in Dublin in 1958. His cri…

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