Back in the day.....I would go out til 3:00am--get up -- go to work--REPEAT. Thought nothing of it. How times have changed---Was out Friday and Saturday night til 11:00 and I'm fried. It's going to take me a week to recover. Might even have to take a nap today. Times sure have changed. Don't think I could stay up until 3:00am even if I wanted to. I am literally in bed on school nights by 9:00. PATHETIC. My husband says--nothing good happens after 11:00pm and he's probably right BOTH literally and figuratively speaking--At least in my case. HA! I just finished a WONDERFUL book. A real keeper by an Irish writer named Niall Williams called This is Happiness. The narrator of this brilliant novel is 78 year old Noe Crowe. Noe tells the story of a summer he spent with his grandparents, Ganga and Doady, on their farm in the tiny, rural village of Faha, County Clare, Ireland. It was 1958 and Noe was 17 years old when his parents sent him to Faha after a failed attempt at the seminary. Soon after his arrival, the rain stopped and Christy McMahon arrived from the electric company to pull Faha out of the dark ages. Christy also has an ulterior motive for coming to Faha--he's looking for his long lost love. Christy and Noe strike up a friendship after Christy becomes a lodger in Noe's grandparents home. This is a story of small town life, with all its quirks and warts, on the brink of change with the coming of "the electricity." Noe Crowe, the narrator, takes the reader on a sentimental journey back to a time of innocence, to rediscover old friendships, love and family. This story is hilarious, beautiful, heartfelt, nostalgic AND the characters are well crafted--and unforgettable. If you enjoy Irish literature--this 400 page book is definitely for you--if not give it a try--you won't be disappointed.
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