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Four Letters of Love

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b>With an introduction by John Hurt/b>b>A classic love story and a seminal work of Irish literature that is a testament to romance, magic and the power of true love./b>In love everything changes, and continues changing all the time. There is no stillness, no stopped clock of the heart in which the moment of happiness holds forever, but only the constant whirring forward motion of desire and need. . .Nicholas Coughlan and Isabel Gore are meant for each other - they just don't know it yet. Though each has found both heartache and joy in the wild Irish landscape, their paths are yet to cross. But as God, ghosts, fate and the sheer power of true love pull Nicholas and Isabel together, so too does life threaten to tear them apart. . . Magical, lyrical and deeply romantic, Niall Williams' Four Letters of Love moved readers the world over and became an international bestseller. It is a life-affirming paean to human folly, to fate, and to the miracle of love.

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Niall Williams was born in 1958 and lives in Kiltumper, Ireland, with his wife Christine and their two children. He is the author of several novels, including Four Letters of Love, which was sold in over twenty countries and an international bestseller.

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A classic love story and a seminal work of Irish literature that is a testament to romance, magic and the power of true love. With an introduction by actor John Hurt.

In love everything changes, and continues changing all the time. There is no stillness, no stopped clock of the heart in which the moment of happiness holds forever, but only the constant whirring forward motion of desire and need. . .

Nicholas Coughlan and Isabel Gore are meant for each other – they just don't know it yet. Though each has found both heartache and joy in the wild Irish landscape, their paths are yet to cross. But as God, ghosts, fate and the sheer power of true love pull Nicholas and Isabel together, so too does life threaten to tear them apart . . .

Magical, lyrical and deeply romantic, Niall Williams' Four Letters of Love moved readers the world over and became an international bestseller. It is a life-affirming tribute to human folly, to fate, and to the miracle of love.

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A breathtaking affirmation of miracles and the power of human love The Times

Product details

Authors Niall Williams
Assisted by John Hurt (Introduction)
Publisher Picador Uk
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 01.01.2015
 
EAN 9781447275107
ISBN 978-1-4472-7510-7
No. of pages 352
Dimensions 132 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm
Series Picador Classic
Picador Classics
Picador Classic
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature
Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945)

Irische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.), FICTION / Literary, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Love & Romance, Ireland, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Valentine?s Day, Valentine’s Day / Lovers’ days

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