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Time of the Child
Time of the Child | Niall Williams
11 posts | 7 read | 8 to read
"I am such a fan of Niall Williams." -Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake From the author of This Is Happiness, a compassionate, life-affirming novel about the Christmas season that transforms the small Irish town of Faha. Doctor Jack Troy was born and raised in Faha, but his responsibilities for the sick and his care for the dying mean he has always been set apart from the town. His eldest daughter, Ronnie, has grown up in her father's shadow, and remains there, having missed one chance at love and passed up another offer of marriage from an unsuitable man. But in the Advent season of 1962, as the town readies itself for Christmas, Ronnie and Doctor Troy's lives are turned upside down when a baby is left in their care. As the winter passes, father and daughter's lives, the understanding of their family, and their role in their community are changed forever. Set over the course of one December in the same village as Williams' beloved This Is Happiness, Time of the Child is a tender return to Faha for readers who know its charms, and a heartwarming welcome to new readers entering for the very first time.
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BarbaraBB
BarbaraBB
Time of the Child | Niall Williams
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Bailedbailed

I‘d never thought I‘d bail on a Niall Williams but there you are. I am a hundred pages in and have read about dozens of people whose names and background I can‘t remember. The book is so slow, the sentences so long and the promised child hasn‘t even showed up yet! It‘s probably me but I feel too impatient to stick with it. #FoodAndLit 🇮🇪

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Gleefulreader Oof - it‘s so sad when an author you love disappoints! 1w
sarahbarnes I‘ve never read any of his writing. I‘m sorry this one didn‘t work for you. 1w
AnneCecilie Some times a book just isn‘t for you, even if it‘s by a favorite author 1w
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Suet624 Oh no! Barbara! This is tough news. It‘s sitting in my pile of books just waiting for me. 6d
BarbaraBB @Suet624 I know! And I hope you will love it. It‘s just - so slow. Sometimes I love that but this time I couldn‘t 🤷🏻‍♀️ 6d
Suet624 Yeah, I understand that. 6d
Catsandbooks Life's too short for books you don't like 2d
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BarbaraBB
BarbaraBB
Time of the Child | Niall Williams
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#WeeklyForecast 10/25

I am completely absorbed by Wild Dark Shore. I am reading it slowly because I don‘t want it to end. It‘s so good again!
The tagged is my choice for #FoodAndLit 🇮🇪 and Help Wanted is from the #ToB longlist. Road Ends I am mixing audio with print.
In the mean time I am waiting for the ordered #InternationalBooker longlisted books, for the #WP #fiction longlist and for the start of the #LitsyToB25.

Living the life 😜💕

AmyG I am so excited to get it. I want to save it for my July vacation but I doubt it will make it. 🤣 2w
BarbaraBB @AmyG It‘s not possible I‘m afraid. Every page is again so good. Nature everywhere, great characters… so far it lives up to my extremely high expectations! 2w
squirrelbrain I‘m jealous you got Wild Dark Shore already! 2w
BarbaraBB Rightly so 😉 didn‘t you preorder it? @squirrelbrain (edited) 2w
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Jen2
Jen2
Time of the Child | Niall Williams
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Pickpick

Enjoyed it.

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charl08
charl08
Time of the Child | Niall Williams
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Ever since boyhood, the curate had found a secret thrill in the labyrinthine contrivances of mystery novels: that these were set exclusively in a seaside England, where murder was more plentiful, that they were populated by a circular cast of changing names but set character mattered not at all, for the appeal was the same since curiosity first met construction, and was the same one that occupied him now in Troy's kitchen: How was it done?

Cathythoughts ❤️ 1mo
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charl08
charl08
Time of the Child | Niall Williams
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This is what happened in Faha over the Christmas of 1962, in what became known in the parish as the time of the child.

To those who lived there, Faha was perhaps the last place on earth to expect a miracle. It had neither the history nor the geography for it. The history was remarkable for the one fact upon which all commentators agreed: nothing happened here.

#Firstlines

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Kristin_Reads
Kristin_Reads
Time of the Child | Niall Williams
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Pickpick

I‘ve been off of Litsy for a while and it‘s great to be back! Time of the Child was one of my favorite reads of 2024. This picture features some of my other favorites of last year. Here‘s to a great new year of reading. Cheers! 🥂

Ruthiella Welcome back! 😃 2mo
Deblovestoread Glad your back 🎉 2mo
Kristin_Reads @Ruthiella @Deblovestoread Thank you! 🥳 2mo
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mhillis Nice to see your posts!! Welcome back 2mo
CoffeeAndABook Thanks for sharing these 🎁 I love getting inspiration from Best Books of the year lists 🙏🏼 And Mary Oliver - the best! 💘 2mo
TheBookgeekFrau Welcome back! 👋🏼 2mo
Kristin_Reads @mhillis @CoffeeAndABook @TheBookgeekFrau Thank you so much! 2mo
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rmaclean4
rmaclean4
Time of the Child | Niall Williams
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Pickpick

Beautiful slow paced story set in a small Irish town during the 1962 Christmas season. Story focused on community and family. Loved the ending, I did feel that it dipped in the middle of the novel. 4 🌟

BarbaraBB Looking forward to this one 2mo
Suet624 My copy sits waiting for me. 4w
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LiteraryHoarderPenny
LiteraryHoarderPenny
Time of the Child | Niall Williams
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Pickpick

Beautiful writing. Lovely story. But I grew a little weary of the linguistic gymnastics. What may take a sentence or two was always described in a page or two. Overall 3.5 stars. It was a very lovely story with beautiful writing. I just grew anxious for the end. 😘

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LiteraryHoarderPenny
LiteraryHoarderPenny
Time of the Child | Niall Williams
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Oh!! ❤️❤️ This book is BRAND NEW from the library! I am the first person to crack it open! That makes me so happy!

charl08 There is one stamp in the book ahead of me, but the copy in my hands still looks very shiny... 1mo
LiteraryHoarderPenny @charl08 🥰☺️ 1mo
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LiteraryHoarderPenny
LiteraryHoarderPenny
Time of the Child | Niall Williams
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Well Louise Penny will need to be put on hold. Library holds showed up. I only have 7 days to read Time of the Child so I have to hurry on to that one. My Favourite Terrible Thing is for our book club and I couldn‘t resist a new John Banville.

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