This is Happiness by Niall Williams

This is Happiness by Niall WilliamsAfter dropping out of the seminary, seventeen year old Noel Crowe finds himself back in Faha; a small Irish parish where nothing ever changes, including the ever falling rain. But one morning the rain stops and news reaches the parish the electricity is finally arriving. With it comes a lodger to Noel's home, Christy McMahon. Though he can't explain it, Noel knows right then: something has changed. As Noel navigates his coming of age by Christy's

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