"There was a little gang of us assembled now, fifteen or so, Americans, Irish, and
French, looking out expectantly at the compact little ferry bouncing toward us over
the water. Only six of us carried luggage, the rest would return at the whim of the
..."
"Details the experiences of two novice farmers on a farm in western Ireland, relating their experiences at animal husbandry, their attempts to have a child, and their assimilation into Irish life"
"Niall and Christine left their careers in New York City for a simpler, more authentic life in a cottage outside the tiny village of Kilmihil in County Clare. "Their tale is a delightful romance."—The New York Times Book Review "
In Kiltumper A Year in an Irish Garden by Niall Williams, ChristineBreen Paperback, Published 2023 by Bloomsbury Publishing 2023-04-13 ISBN-13: 978-1-5266-3267-8, ISBN: 1-5266-3267-5
In Kiltumper A Year in an Irish Garden by Niall Williams, ChristineBreen 304 Pages, Published 2021 by Bloomsbury Publishing Usa ISBN-13: 978-1-63557-719-8, ISBN: 1-63557-719-5
"From the authors of This Is Happiness and Her Name Is Rose, a memoir of life in rural Ireland and a meditation on the power, beauty, and importance of the natural world. 35 years ago, when they were in their twenties, Niall Williams and ..."
"Beginning in Ireland in the early years of the 19th century, the four Foley brothers flee across the country with their father and the large telescope he has stolen. Soon forced apart by the violence of the Irish wilderness, the potato famine, and the promise of America, the brothers find themselves scattered across the world. Their separate adventures unfold in passionate and vivid scenes with gypsies, horse races, sea voyages, and bea ..."
"An Irish author presents an evocative debut novel about a man who leaves his family to paint pictures at God's command, disappearing into west Ireland, where he meets a young woman grieving over her afflicted brother. A first novel.""
In Kiltumper A Year in an Irish Garden Williams, Niall and Breen, Christine by Niall Williams, ChristineBreen Hardcover, 305 Pages, Published 2021 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-63557-718-1, ISBN: 1-63557-718-7
Her Name Is Rose(Reprint) A Novel by ChristineBreen Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2016 by St. Martin's Griffin ISBN-13: 978-1-250-09231-1, ISBN: 1-250-09231-0
"Iris Bowen is a young Irish gardener and mother of a beloved adopted daughter, Rose. A recent widow, Iris has spent the last two years concentrating on the day-to-day business of launching Rose into the world. But when she receives some worrisome results on a breast scan, the words of her husband as he was dying of cancer become hauntingly urgent. He had begged Iris to search for Rose's birth mother so that Rose would still have family ..."
Her Name Is Rose A Novel by ChristineBreen Published 2015 by Macmillan Audio ISBN-13: 978-1-4272-6149-6, ISBN: 1-4272-6149-0
Her Name Is Rose A Novel by ChristineBreen Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2015 by St. Martin's Press Deckle Edge ISBN-13: 978-1-250-05421-0, ISBN: 1-250-05421-4
"People used to say Iris Bowen was beautiful, what with the wild weave of her red hair, the high cheekbones, and the way she carried herself like a barefoot dancer through the streets of Ranelagh on the outskirts of Dublin city. But that was a lifetime ago.In a cottage in the west of Ireland, Iris--gardener and mother to an adopted daughter, Rose--is doing her best to carry on after the death of her husband two years before. At the back ..."
Es regnet auch im Paradies unser erstes Jahr in Irland. Aus dem Amerikan. von Monika Curths, Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch ; Bd. 11879 : Allgemeine Reihe by Niall Williams, ChristineBreen Broschiert, 283 Pages, Published 1992 by Bastei Lübbe ISBN-13: 978-3-404-11879-3, ISBN: 3-404-11879-0