The Fall of Light by NiallWilliams Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2003 by Grand Central Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-446-67987-9, ISBN: 0-446-67987-9
"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 ..."
"In their fourth book, Williams and Breen, the authors of O Come Ye Back to Ireland, When Summer's in the Meadow, and The Pipes Are Calling chronicle their life and adventure in this beautiful country, where fewer and fewer Irish men and women are lucky enough to be able to live."
"Our First Year in County Clare Niall Williams, Christine Breen. The drive took us
down through Kerry, past Kil- larney and the Lakes, and onto the fabulous scenic
wonderland of the ... Recently Schull had begun to establish a name for itself as a
West Cork center for pottery, painting and crafts, and its narrow rising main street
was a place of bright colors and lively pubs. Down at the harbor a secretive
footpath led out along the ..."
"This story takes up where O Come Ye Back to Ireland left off. After learning they can't have children, Niall and Christine adopt their only child, Diedre, and continue their story in the pastoral farming community in the wild and beautiful Irish countryside."
"Ten years ago, Niall and Christine left their careers in New York City for a life in Kiltumper cottage-once Christine's grandfather's stone farmhouse-outside the tiny village of Kilmihil in County Clare. They wanted to lead a more authentic life, to form part of a community, to write and paint and raise children in the scenic Irish countryside where they felt, somehow, they belonged.They have renovated the abandoned cottage, created a g ..."
"Nicholas si vede privato del padre all'età di dodici anni, quando quest'ultimo lascia la famiglia per seguire una chiamata divina che lo spinge a dipingere. Dopo la morte della madre suicida, Nicholas decide di seguire il padre nei suoi pellegrinaggi e assiste alla sua morte e alla distruzione delle sue opere. Isabel, figlia di una coppia delusa dal declino del loro amore e dalla paralisi che ha reso il figlio, promettente talento nusic ..."