O Now!

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*AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE AUTUMN*
*WATERSTONES IRISH BOOK OF THE MONTH*

'A powerful little book' Daily Mail
'Warm, wise and witty' Irish Times
'A gem of a story' Oprah Daily
'A tender portrait of male friendship' Irish Examiner
'What a gift of a book' Woman & Home

A wise, tender, life-affirming return to the beloved town of Faha by the award-winning master of Irish literature

This is the why of us.

October in the parish of Faha, County Clare - the beginning of the season of spirits.

Four nights a week, Bat Considine calls on his neighbour Mossie Crowe; a beloved widower known to all in the townland of Faha as Ganga. They sit by the fire and, as Bat reads the newspaper aloud, wait to see which of them will die first.

But this week, Bat will make a discovery that changes this routine forever. In the coming days, Ganga's small community will gather, and his family travel home from far away; to celebrate a quiet life, in all its miracles.

Funny, beautiful, transcendent and wise, O Now! leads readers back down the road that leads to Faha - and explores what it means to live a meaningful life, and what it means to leave it behind.

Praise for Niall Williams
'I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williams' Ann Patchett
'Makes the reader want to underline something on every page' Financial Times
'Infectiously hopeful' Daily Telegraph

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9781037203534
Published: October 2026

Number of pages: 96
Width: 134 mm
Height: 200 mm
Depth: 16 mm

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC