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Time of the Child: Winner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award

By (author) Niall Williams

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**Winner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award** **The instant Irish Times Top Ten bestseller** A heartbreaking and life-affirming novel about small towns and second chances - from the international bestselling author of Four Letters of Love â€˜A rich and gorgeous bookâ€™ The Times, The 10 best historical fiction books of 2024 â€˜Irresistible â€¦ A powerful pleasureâ€™ Karen Joy Fowler â€˜Deeply compassionateâ€™ Guardian â€˜Slow, rich, immaculate ... One of the most affecting books I've ever readâ€™ The Times â€˜I am such a fan of Niall Williamsâ€™ workâ€™ Ann Patchett â€˜A beautifully written novel about second chances and familial loveâ€™ Observer â€˜A story brimming with kindness and courageâ€™ Mail on Sunday â€˜A warm and life-affirming story about ordinary people going to extraordinary lengthsâ€™ Irish Times â€˜Line by line, it may be the most beautifully written novel Iâ€™ve read this yearâ€™ Washington Post _____________________________________ Doctor Jack Troy was born and raised in the little town of Faha, but his responsibilities for the sick and his care for the dying mean he has always been set apart from his community. A visit from the doctor is always a sign of bad things to come. His youngest daughter, Ronnie, has grown up in her fatherâ€™s shadow, and remains there, having missed her chance at real love â€“ and passed up an offer of marriage from an unsuitable man. But in the advent season of 1962, as the town readies itself for Christmas, Ronnie and Doctor Troyâ€™s lives are turned upside down when a baby is left in their care. As the winter passes, father and daughterâ€™s lives, the understanding of their family, and their role in their community are changed forever. 'My own life feels richer having read it' Mary Beth Keane 'A triumph ... There is so much to admire: the lyrical language, how landscape and destiny intertwine, the complex bonds of community' Ron Rash