This is a subtle, meditative and beautifully written book rich in emotion and the perfect read to leave you with a warm glow this winter. Jim Foley begins a love letter to his wife, hoping the words he writes will bring her closer to him. Retracing the journey of his life, from childhood in County Clare to early adulthood in America, and eventually back to Ireland again, this is a story of desire, of stolen books, missed moments and contemporary fatherhood.
After half a lifetime of loss and grief, it is through the written word alone that Jim now places his trust so that love lost can be refound and restored. Only say the Word is a haunting, intimate testament to the enduring nature of love.
Comparison: Dermot Bolger, Jennifer Johnston, Simon Mawer.
Similar this month: None but try Marya Hornbacher or Francis Cottam.
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.
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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.
Only Say the Word features in the following genres: Family Drama, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, General Fiction, Recommendations
Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
Only Say the Word was written by Niall Williams and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Only Say the Word has 400 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
