The Fall Of Light

The author of the acclaimed novel "Four Letters of Love, " Williams again features a father undone by grandiose dreams. His adventures--which tell the story of Ireland itself--unfold in passionate and vivid scenes with gypsies, horse races, sea voyages, and beautiful women.

Niall Williams, author of the critically acclaimed Four Letters of Love and As It Is In Heaven, delivers a masterful story of one Irish family's remarkable journey to the farthest reaches of the world. 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--which tell the story of Ireland itself--unfold in passionate and vivid scenes with gypsies, horse races, sea voyages, and beautiful women. An epic narrative on the meaning of love and home and family, The Fall of Light is a dazzling novel by one of the most promising novelists writing today.