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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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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.

Stunning

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loved it. Well written. was just settling in to the story when it came to an abrupt end. left ne wanting more.

too Short

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Beautifully narrated, compelling and such a sweet story. Would recommend and shall look for more by the same author.

Short but so sweet.

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I saw the movie while reading the book. Book is more impressive but Cillian Murphy is good on the movie.

Wonderful Listen

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Evocative descriptions accompany the soul searching of a father and husband forced to question the meaning of life in general and his own life in particular

Thoughtfully provocative

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