Ruth Swain
Bedbound girl in Faha
1 book · 2014First appears in History of the RainNiall Williams books in order · Niall Williams reading order · 4 books · 1997 to 2024 · Mostly set in the fictional Faha, County Clare
Niall Williams Books in Order and Reading Order
Niall Williams writes lyrical, funny novels of rural Ireland. Three of them are set in Faha, a small parish in County Clare.
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Niall Williams books in order
The first Faha book is History of the Rain (2014). There are 4 books in all, published from 1997 to 2024, across 2 series and groups.
The Niall Williams reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.
Faha
3 books · Set in the fictional Faha, County Clare- 1History of the Rain2014With Ruth SwainBuy on Amazon
- 2This Is Happiness2019With Noel CroweBuy on Amazon
- 3Time of the Child2024With Jack TroyBuy on Amazon
Novels
1 book · Set in Ireland- 1Four Letters of Love1997With Nicholas Coughlan and Isabel GoreBuy on Amazon
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Characters
6 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.
Faha
Noel Crowe
Seventeen-year-old in Faha
1 book · 2019First appears in This Is HappinessChristy McMahon
Electrician bringing power to the parish
1 book · 2019First appears in This Is HappinessJack Troy
Faha’s doctor
1 book · 2024First appears in Time of the ChildLeads
Nicholas Coughlan
Young man in Dublin
1 book · 1997First appears in Four Letters of LoveIsabel Gore
Young woman on a western island
1 book · 1997First appears in Four Letters of LoveSimilar authors
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