O Now!
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Description
Bloomsbury presents O Now! by Niall Williams, read by Dermot Crowley, with an Afterword narrated by the author.
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
Product details
| Published | 08 Oct 2026 |
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| Format | Audiobook |
| Duration | 1 hours and 54 minutes |
| ISBN | 9781037206450 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Profoundly emotive ... Williams' powerful little book delves into the power of the male bond, grief and steadfast love ... Says a lot in very little and will leave you emotionally raw
Daily Mail
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An act of homespun grace and reviving joy. With sentences that sing like poetry and an unshakable faith in community, love, and loyalty, this gem of a story has the power to change the vibe of a difficult day
Oprah Daily
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What a gift of a book ... A gentle, life-affirming celebration of friendship, community and lives led well ... with warm observation and delightful prose, this will capture your heart
Woman & Home
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A tender portrait of a male friendship ... filled with the kind of sentences that make you pause mid-reading ... Williams' writing is masterful in its economy, while packing a huge emotional punch
Irish Examiner
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Warm, wise and witty
Irish Times
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Praise for Niall Williams: 'I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williams
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