"The writing in this book is lyrical . each sentence is to be savored . a beautiful book that you will love." -- Good Morning America "A study in human community that made me laugh out loud and remember how to love even the people who cause others so much suffering, and especially those who come together to ease it." -- Margaret Renkl, The New York Times "In this poignant novel, miracles abound . An engrossing read, the dark and the rain and the shabby but hopeful holiday decorations blending with the peat smoke and the love, all coming fully alive on the page. And that is something of a miracle itself." -- Laurie Hertzel, Boston Globe "Another master class in stunningly poetic depictions of the sorrow and beauty of arduous lives.

" -- People "Dazzles . A stylistic cousin to the vernacular achievements of Kevin Barry and Roddy Doyle, but also distinctive: Williams draws on idiosyncrasies of speech but with an eye on literary gloss . Williams packs his paragraphs with lush imagery and piercing psychological insight. Line by line, it may be the most beautifully written novel I''ve read this year. Let''s raise a glass of mulled wine to an Emerald Isle master at the peak of his powers." -- Hamilton Cain, The Washington Post "I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williams." -- Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of TOM LAKE "Revelatory . Perhaps the most heartwarming thing of all is how the reader is welcomed into Faha''s world.

When I cried, it was because, with his careful and compassionate depictions of people, place and time, Williams reminds us of the humanity in all, of the vitality of a community that comes together, and of the power in revealing our vulnerabilities to others." -- Jen Doll, The New York Times Book Review "Williams'' story is unveiled in exquisite, sonorous prose that is uniquely, musically Irish. But his sentences aren''t merely beautiful for their own sake: They are beautiful precisely because they are attentive to the specific power of language to elicit, to move, and to invite a reader into the transcendence that a great story can provide." -- WORLD Magazine, Fiction Book of the Year "A lyrical writer . Moist eyes are all but assured." -- Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor "Gorgeous, wry and humane . Time of the Child may have the best sentences of any novel this year . An essentially realistic book that lovingly observes the minutiae of its characters'' day-to-day lives but there''s an element of quiet magic afoot, too.

" -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Moving . Follows a widower and his 29-year-old daughter as they go through the motions of daily life while concealing core truths about themselves-until a foundling child upends their comfortable routine." -- The New York Times Book Review, "7 New Books We Recommend This Week" "I''ve just emerged from a Niall Williams binge with a belated appreciation for his writing . [ Time of the Child liams packs his paragraphs with lush imagery and piercing psychological insight. Line by line, it may be the most beautifully written novel I''ve read this year. Let''s raise a glass of mulled wine to an Emerald Isle master at the peak of his powers." -- Hamilton Cain, The Washington Post "I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williams." -- Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of TOM LAKE "Revelatory .

Perhaps the most heartwarming thing of all is how the reader is welcomed into Faha''s world. When I cried, it was because, with his careful and compassionate depictions of people, place and time, Williams reminds us of the humanity in all, of the vitality of a community that comes together, and of the power in revealing our vulnerabilities to others." -- Jen Doll, The New York Times Book Review "Williams'' story is unveiled in exquisite, sonorous prose that is uniquely, musically Irish. But his sentences aren''t merely beautiful for their own sake: They are beautiful precisely because they are attentive to the specific power of language to elicit, to move, and to invite a reader into the transcendence that a great story can provide." -- WORLD Magazine, Fiction Book of the Year "A lyrical writer . Moist eyes are all but assured." -- Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor "Gorgeous, wry and humane . Time of the Child may have the best sentences of any novel this year .

An essentially realistic book that lovingly observes the minutiae of its characters'' day-to-day lives but there''s an element of quiet magic afoot, too." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Moving . Follows a widower and his 29-year-old daughter as they go through the motions of daily life while concealing core truths about themselves-until a foundling child upends their comfortable routine." -- The New York Times Book Review, "7 New Books We Recommend This Week" "I''ve just emerged from liams packs his paragraphs with lush imagery and piercing psychological insight. Line by line, it may be the most beautifully written novel I''ve read this year. Let''s raise a glass of mulled wine to an Emerald Isle master at the peak of his powers." -- Hamilton Cain, The Washington Post "I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williams." -- Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of TOM LAKE "Revelatory .

Perhaps the most heartwarming thing of all is how the reader is welcomed into Faha''s world. When I cried, it was because, with his careful and compassionate depictions of people, place and time, Williams reminds us of the humanity in all, of the vitality of a community that comes together, and of the power in revealing our vulnerabilities to others." -- Jen Doll, The New York Times Book Review "Williams'' story is unveiled in exquisite, sonorous prose that is uniquely, musically Irish. But his sentences aren''t merely beautiful for their own sake: They are beautiful precisely because they are attentive to the specific power of language to elicit, to move, and to invite a reader into the transcendence that a great story can provide." -- WORLD Magazine, Fiction Book of the Year "A lyrical writer . Moist eyes are all but assured." -- Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor "Gorgeous, wry and humane . Time of the Child may have the best sentences of any novel this year .

An essentially realistic book that lovingly observes the minutiae of its characters'' day-to-day lives but there''s an element of quiet magic afoot, too." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Moving . Follows a widower and his 29-year-old daughter as they go through the motions of daily life while concealing core truths about themselves-until a foundling child upends their comfortable routine." -- The New York Times Book Review, "7 New Books We Recommend This Week" "I''ve just emerged from a Niall Williams binge with a belated appreciation for his writing . [ Time of the Child liams packs his paragraphs with lush imagery and piercing psychological insight. Line by line, it may be the most beautifully written novel I''ve read this year. Let''s raise a glass of mulled wine to an Emerald Isle master at the peak of his powers." -- Hamilton Cain, The Washington Post "I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williams.

" -- Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of TOM LAKE "Revelatory . Perhaps the most heartwarming thing of all is how the reader is welcomed into Faha''s world. When I cried, it was because, with his careful and compassionate depictions of people, place and time, Williams reminds us of the humanity in all, of the vitality of a community that comes together, and of the power in revealing our vulnerabilities to others." -- Jen Doll, The New York Times Book Review "Williams'' story is unveiled in exquisite, sonorous prose that is uniquely, musically Irish. But his sentences aren''t merely beautiful for their own sake: They are beautiful precisely because they are attentive to the specific power of language to elicit, to move, and to invite a reader into the transcendence that a great story can provide." -- WORLD Magazine, Fiction Book of the Year "A lyrical writer . Moist eyes are all but assured." -- Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor "Gorgeous, wry and humane .

Time of the Child may have the best sentences of any novel this year . An essentially realistic book that lovingly observes the minutiae of its characters'' day-to-day lives but there''s an element of quiet magic afoot, too." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Moving . Follows a widower and his 29-year-old daughter as they go through the motions of daily life while concealing core truths about themselves-until a foundling child upends their comfortable routine." -- The New York Times Book Review, "7 New Books We Recommend This Week" "I''ve just emerged from precisely because they are attentive to the specific power of language to elicit, to move, and to invite a reader into the transcendence that a great story can provide." -- WORLD Magazine, Fiction Book of the Year "A lyrical writer . Moist eyes are all but assured." -- Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor "Gorgeous, wry and humane .

Time of the Child may have the best sentences of any novel this year . An essentially realistic book that lovingly observes the minutiae of its characters'' day-t.