Summary
When a loved one disappears, you can never be sure whether they are alive or dead.
Jay, once content with life in rural Ireland, left his childhood home and those who loved him to embark on the journey of his life in search of his father. Now Jay is fully grown and living in a mission hospital in Africa. Alone without his family or his roots, he has given up his quest.
Back in Ireland, the man known as the master is recovering after a terrible accident. Sure that his missing g…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780007213481 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0007213484 |
| Author: | Niall Williams |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2009 |
| Weight: | 202g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 18mm |
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Praise for ‘Boy in the World’: ‘A tender coming-of-age novel’ Daily Mail ‘With poetic prose that could have been written by angels, combined with a pace that keeps the reader turning the pages!A Dickens for the 21st century. A spiritually enriching story of such beauty and magic that is deserves a place not just in the 9⁄11 canon, but also on the Leaving Cert syllabus as well’ Irish Times ‘At times thoughtful and moving, ultimately it is the empathy the reader feels for the young boy that allows this fine novel to resonate so well’ Sunday Business Post ‘Williams’s style is reflective and moving’ Metro ‘Using some really stunning descriptive prose, Williams pulls you gently along on a wave of sounds and pictures. He writes differently, a succeeds in creating vivid images that stay in your mind long after the book is closed’ Sunday Tribune ‘A beautifully crafted story of discovery’ Belfast Telegraph ‘Emotional insightfulness saturates this novel’ Sunday Times
About The Author
Niall Williams
Niall Williams was born in 1958 and lives in Kiltumper with his wife Christine and their two children. His previous novels, Four Letters of Love and As it is in Heaven, were published to acclaim and became international bestsellers.
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