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Lenten Book Club: This Is Happiness
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Lenten Book Club: This Is Happiness

A novel set in Faha, Ireland, written by Niall Williams

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Mar 02, 2023
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As I discussed on this week’s TheBrianLennonShow podcast, I’ve undertaken the task of leading a Lenten book club at my local parish.

The book I’ve chosen, This Is Happiness, by Niall Williams, is a novel set in a fictitious village of Faha, on the west edge of the island known as Ireland.

Home - Niall Williams is an Irish writer. Born in Dublin in 1958.

The book centers around the electrification of Faha, sometime in th…

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