num_pages: 256
description: Winner of the National Book Award, Charming Billy tells the story of the late Billy Lynch within the complex matrix of a tightly knit Irish American community, in a voice that is resonant and filled with deep emotion.
language: English
title: Charming Billy
titlecomplete: Charming Billy
characters: Eva Hayes, Billy (Charming Billy)
genres: Fiction, Ireland, Book Club, Literature, Adult, Novels, Contemporary, Irish Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 10976
places: Ireland, The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: American Book Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Dublin Literary Award
category: Shortlist
publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback