{"product_id":"o-now-by-niall-williams-9781037203534","title":"O Now!","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wise, tender, life-affirming return to the beloved town of Faha by the award-winning master of Irish literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is the why of us.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOctober in the parish of Faha, County Clare – the beginning of the season of spirits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFour 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut 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 will travel home from far away; to celebrate a quiet life, in all its miracles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFunny, beautiful, transcendent and wise, \u003cem\u003eO Now!\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Niall Williams:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williams’ \u003c\/strong\u003e— Ann Patchett\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Makes the reader want to underline something on every page’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Infectiously hopeful’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47638478520556,"sku":"9781037203534","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781037203534-o-now.jpg?v=1779071599","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/o-now-by-niall-williams-9781037203534","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}