Small Things Like These
Small Things Like These
By: Claire Keegan
Published by Grove Atlantic, 2021
<p><b>**OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK 2024**</b></p> <p><b>**<i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BOOK CLUB PICK 2024**</b></p> <p><b>NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY</b></p> <p>A <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller <b>*</b> Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize <b>*</b> <b>Winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction</b></p> <p><b>One of the <i>New York Times</i>'s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century</b></p> <p><b><i>The Irish Times</i> Best Book of the 21st Century</b></p> <p>"A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that transcends country, transcends time." --Lily King, New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers</p> <p>Small Things Like These is award-winning author Claire Keegan's landmark new novel, a tale of one man's courage and a remarkable portrait of love and family</p> <p>It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church.</p> <p>An international bestseller, Small Things Like These is a deeply affecting story of hope, quiet heroism, and empathy from one of our most critically lauded and iconic writers.</p>
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