{"product_id":"9781632863188","title":"Four Letters of Love : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFour Letters of Love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Niall Williams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicholas Coughlan is twelve years old when his father, an Irish civil servant, announces that God has commanded him to become a painter. He abandons the family and a wife who is driven to despair. Years later, Nicholas's own civil-service career is disrupted by tragic news: his father has burned down the house, with all his paintings and himself in it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsabel Gore is the daughter of a poet. She's a passionate girl, but her brother is the real prodigy, a musician. And yet this family, too, is struck by tragedy: a seizure leaves the boy mute and unable to play. Years later, Isabel will continue to somehow blame herself, casting off her own chances for happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then, the day after Isabel's wedding to man she doesn't love, Nicholas arrives on her western isle, seeking his father's last surviving painting. Suddenly the winds of fortune begin to shift, sweeping both these souls up with them. Nicholas and Isabel, it seems, were always meant to meet. But it will take a series of chance events--and perhaps, a proper miracle--to convince both to follow their hearts to where they're meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A compelling meditation on love, art and the vicissitudes of fate.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book can rightly claim its place among the classics of Irish literarure. A wonderfully affecting love story.” —\u003ci\u003eBelfast Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A breathtaking affirmation of magic, miracles and the power of human love.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thoughtful, wonderfully wrought passages that soar and soar. Highly recommended.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eFour Letters of Love\u003c\/i\u003e is formed with an unusual authority and grace, and it is filled with marvelous characters, large and small, all depicted with an understated veracity.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“While a wealth of impressions linger from this debut, two words come most often to mind in describing it: Spellbinding. Brilliant.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781632863188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40595686293710,"sku":"9781632863188","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_488d2406-2df1-41ad-804c-9f340ecab08d.jpg?v=1637838548","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781632863188","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}