As It Is in Heaven

by Niall Williams

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Italian violinist Gabriella Castoldi comes to Ireland to give a concert and meets Stephen Griffin. He is a shy history professor and he is crazy about her, she is aloof and not at all crazy about him. Love follows all the same.

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The skill this author has with metaphors and development of images is wonderful. (

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grimmerlaw | Jul 11, 2021 |

Breathtakingly beautiful prose. A book to make you feel and experience rather than just observe. Williams is a true wordsmith. (

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c.archer | Jul 10, 2021 |

A really moving story about how a father/husband who becomes so deep in grief the relationship between him and his son is jeoparised. The story highlight's how love is not easy on all levels. (

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RedH | Mar 22, 2010 |

if you like...Nicholas Sparks
teacher falls in love violinist in UK

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1999-07

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For Chris, who made the garden, and for Dierdre and Joseph, who play the music in it

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There are only three great puzzles in the world, the puzzle of love, the puzzle of death, and, between each of these and path of both of them, the puzzle of God.

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Italian violinist Gabriella Castoldi comes to Ireland to give a concert and meets Stephen Griffin. He is a shy history professor and he is crazy about her, she is aloof and not at all crazy about him. Love follows all the same.

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