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Only Say the Word

By: Niall Williams
Narrated by: Gerry O'Brien
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Jim Foley loves his parents, his brother, his sister, Dickens and God; later, he loves Kate -- enough to make her his wife and to shape his life around her -- and later still, he loves his children, Jack and Hannah.

Only Say the Word tells Jim's story, and the story of the people and places in his life, as he moves from childhood to marriage and fatherhood, from early days spent in County Clare to early adulthood in America, and back to Clare once more. Deeply personal and written in his lyrical, lilting prose, Niall Williams's fourth novel is about unspoken emotions, undying devotion and blind faith -- but, ultimately, about the redeeming, enduring nature of love.

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A wonderful thought provoking story of overcoming challenges in life Set in Ireland and USA
So many wonderful phases

Beautifully read

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Wanted this story to go on forever - beautifullly written and narrated! - every book by Niall Williams is a winner!

Brilliant!

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Loved this book. A wonderful story that brings alive the Irish landscape. (Gee it must rain a lot!) Wonderful writing - the language is suberb.

Superb Language

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A gentle yet challenging story of family tragedy, unspoken words, loss and the search for a writer believing in himself.

Love, loss, hope.

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I’ve read a few of this author’s books and enjoyed them. I found the later ones, set in Faha, to be the best. This one is too drawn out and depressing.

Not his best

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