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Small Things Like These
- Narrated by: Aidan Kelly
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
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THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FOSTER, ANTARCTICA AND WALK THE BLUE FIELDS
It is 1985, in an Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces into his busiest season. As he does the rounds, he feels the past rising up to meet him - and encounters the complicit silences of a people controlled by the Church.
The long-awaited new work from the author of Foster, Small Things Like These is an unforgettable story of hope, quiet heroism and tenderness.
Critic reviews
'Marvellous-exact and icy and loving all at once.' -Sarah Moss 'A haunting, hopeful masterpiece.' -Sinéad Gleeson
'This is a tale of courage and compassion, of good sons and vulnerable young mothers. Absolutely beautiful.' -Douglas Stuart (Winner of the Booker Prize 2020)
'[Claire Keegan] creates luminous effects with spare material, so every line seems to be a lesson in the perfect deployment of both style and emotion.' -Hilary Mantel
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- Keith
- 04-11-21
Stunning
This really is extraordinary. A novella of incredible penetration of a period in Ireland when we were lacking such a basic empathy towards some women and girls. She inhabits a small story within that lack of empathy and it is very stirring. Beautifully read too. Brilliant.
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- keeaghgirl
- 01-12-21
Loved it
Great short tale, so well written and beautifully read! Thought provoking and emotional from start to finish!
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- Anonymous User
- 28-12-21
A story to remember
A sensitive story, beautifully written, a spiritual note for us all to learn from. Nostalgic, sad, readable and recommended.
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- Pat Lynch
- 27-09-22
Less is definitely more..
a thoughtful, gentle, reflective story dealing with a subject usually less subtlety dealt with in Irish fiction.. this is a Christmas story to warm you all the year around..goes directly to the heart and stays there..
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- Anonymous User
- 25-10-22
Brilliant
Did not want this book to end. Wonderful
Can’t wait to read more of her work
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- Anonymous User
- 26-11-22
A heart easing story.
Wonderfully evocative. I wanted it to go on and hear more of what might have happened.
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- KT
- 12-11-23
Brilliant!
Compact! Proof of less is more!
Poignantly present a universal question- why are we here for?
‘Small’ things defines us. 👍🏻
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- Shaun
- 11-02-24
Quietly understated but has a loud voice!
It’s amazing how Claire Keegan packs so much characterisation into such a small novella. You leave this feeling you know exactly who Bill Furlong is. Is it worth doing what’s right vs doing what’s easy.
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- Dr
- 03-12-22
Short but profound
A well told and beautifully performed short work that centres around one man’s life and his reflection on his roots. References to the local Magdalene laundry are definite but nuanced.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-12-22
A simple, thought provoking tale
A simple, thought provoking tale about Irelands dark past and treatment of those at the hands of society.
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