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Small things like these / Claire Keegan.

Keegan, Claire, (author.).

Summary:

"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. Already a bestseller in France and certain to be read worldwide for generations to come, 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780802158741 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 118 pages ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Grove Press, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"First published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by Faber & Faber Limited."--Title page verso.
Subject: Catholic Church > Ireland > Fiction.
Convents > Ireland > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Girls > Institutional care > Ireland > Fiction.
Merchants > Fiction.
Reformatories for women > Ireland > Fiction.
Small cities > Fiction.
Unmarried mothers > Fiction.
Workhouses > Ireland > Fiction.
Ireland > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Christmas fiction.

Available copies

  • 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch FIC Keega 31681010376580 FICTION Checked out 07/02/2025

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  • Baker & Taylor
    "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. Already a bestseller in France and certain to be read worldwide for generations to come, 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"--
  • Baker & Taylor
    In a small Irish town in 1985, coal merchant and family man, Bill Furlong, while delivering an order to the local convent, makes a discovery that forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church.
  • Perseus Publishing

    **OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK 2024**

    **NEW YORK TIMES BOOK CLUB PICK 2024**

    NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY

    A New York Times Bestseller • Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize • Winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction

    One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

    The Irish Times Best Book of the 21st Century

    "A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that transcends country, transcends time." —Lily King, New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers

    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

    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.

    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.

  • Perseus Publishing

    Destined to be a modern classic from 'an original and a canonical presence in Irish fiction' (Colm Tóibín), Small Things Like These is Claire Keegan's landmark new novel, the tale of one man's courage ' and a remarkable portrait of love and family


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