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Small Things Like These

By: Claire Keegan
Narrated by: Aidan Kelly
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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY

A SUNDAY TIMES 'TOP 5 NOVELS OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY'

A SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER

A TOP 5 IRISH TIMES 100 BEST IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

A NEW YORK TIMES 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY


WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE AND THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE, THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE AND THE IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AT THE DALKEY LITERARY AWARDS

'Exquisite.' Damon Galgut
'Masterly.' The Times
'Miraculous.' Herald
'Astonishing.' Colm Tóibín
'Stunning.' Sunday Independent
'Absolutely beautiful.' Douglas Stuart

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.

Claire Keegan's book Small Things Like These was a Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 05-11-2022

©2022 Claire Keegan (P)2022 Faber & Faber Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking Tear-jerking

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The story is beautiful, powerful, emotional and meaningful.
The power of the story is taken away by the narrator whose accents places the story somewhere between dublin and Irish America. I’m from the South East of Ireland and that’s not how people ever spoke.
Nevertheless a deeply impactful story.

Narrator’s voice not authentic

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Had me hooked beginning to end, a great story authentically told leaving one reminded, there's always hope

Brilliant

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Great short tale, so well written and beautifully read! Thought provoking and emotional from start to finish!

Loved it

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Claire Keegan has written a perfectly formed short story, narrated wonderfully by Aidan Kelly. leaves you wanting more.

Beautiful story well read.

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Short but more powerful for it. Brilliant writing; a snap shot of hope and humanity, during a dismal time of abuse and betrayal of the young women and children in Ireland.

Highly recommend.

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