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Small Things Like These
The Irish Times readers' choice for best Irish book of the century
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Small Things Like These
An exquisite winter tale of courage - and its cost - set in Catholic Ireland.
An exquisite winter tale of courage, and its cost -- set in Catholic Ireland.
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'A single one of Keegan's grounded, powerful sentences can contain volumes of social history. Every word is the right word in the right place, and the effect is resonant and deeply moving.' - Hilary Mantel
'This is a tale of courage and compassion, of good sons and vulnerable young mothers. Absolutely beautiful.' - Douglas Stuart
'Marvellous - exact and icy and loving all at once.' - Sarah Moss
Winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2022
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.
'Astonishing. Claire Keegan makes her moments real - and then she makes them matter.' Colm Toibin
'A true gift of a book. a sublime Chekhovian shock.' Andrew O'Hagan
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Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan has been praised as a haunting and hopeful masterpiece. Critics commend its unsentimental and deeply affecting portrayal of moral themes. The narrative's truthfulness and righteousness leave a significant impact.
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ISBN: 9780571368686
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 21 October 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 9.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 238g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Claire Keegan was brought up on a farm in Ireland. Her stories have won numerous awards and are translated into more than 20 languages. Foster was named by The Times as one of the top 50 novels to be published in the 21st Century. Keegan is now holding the Briena Staunton Fellowship at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
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