As it is in Heaven by Niall Williams
7/10
This was lent to me by a friend, after I admired Colm Toibin's Brooklyn. Another elequent Irish writer, slow paced and skilled in savouring words and language.
It's a love story in more ways than one - the love of a man for a woman, the love of music, the love of a father for his son, the love of a man for his dead wife.
I got frustrated because it moved so slowly. I nearly abandoned it. In fact I did something very unusual for me - I peeped near the end of the book to see where it was going. I didn't abandon it, and I'm so glad I didn't because it becomes a compulsive story.
I thought I knew how it ended but the author packed a punch in that I hadn't seen coming despite my peeping.
I will read more of Niall Williams I expect.
7/10
This was lent to me by a friend, after I admired Colm Toibin's Brooklyn. Another elequent Irish writer, slow paced and skilled in savouring words and language.
It's a love story in more ways than one - the love of a man for a woman, the love of music, the love of a father for his son, the love of a man for his dead wife.
I got frustrated because it moved so slowly. I nearly abandoned it. In fact I did something very unusual for me - I peeped near the end of the book to see where it was going. I didn't abandon it, and I'm so glad I didn't because it becomes a compulsive story.
I thought I knew how it ended but the author packed a punch in that I hadn't seen coming despite my peeping.
I will read more of Niall Williams I expect.
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