Love is not easy, especially if you find the woman of your dreams and then lose her â as Philip Griffin and his son Stephen each discover in turn.
Stephen is just a boy when his mother and sister are killed in a car crash, and his father never recovers from the accident: he wasnât involved but is consumed by grief, his only desire to be reunited with his wife. Before that happens, though, Philip wants to ensure the happiness of his son, Stephen â now a grown man.
âAs it is in Heaven, Niall Williamsâ tale of love and tragedy, will leave you in tearsâ Tatler
âA bitter-sweet novel about passionate love giving way to commitment, grief to a sort of healingâ Irish Times
âA tender and sober novel with a faith in romance that is absoluteâ Daily Express
âDelicious coincidence and tragedy, as extraordinary lives unravel and intertwineâ Guardian