History of the Rain
Book description
Longlisted for the 2014 Man Booker Prize
We are our stories. We tell them to stay alive or keep alive those who only live now in the telling. That's how it seems to me, being alive for a little while, the teller and the told.
So says Ruthie Swain. The…
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Niall Williams writes poetic prose about an Irish family in County Clare, Ireland.
A bedridden daughter seeks to know her deceased father by exploring past generations of family history. This novel is more than a family story. It is a love letter to Ireland itself. By exploring the past, the protagonist discovers herself and experiences a healing experience by this discovery.
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