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Nov 5, 2021 · Small Things Like These. Claire Keegan. 4.18. 169,237 ratings20,406 reviews. 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.
Small Things like These is a historical fiction novel by Claire Keegan, published on 30 November 2021 by Grove Press. In 2022, the book won the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, and was shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize and the Booker Prize.
Dec 22, 2021 · Bill Furlong, Claire Keegan's unforgettable protagonist in Small Things Like These, makes his giant leap from a series of measured steps. The idea of seemingly insignificant gestures, which...
Nov 30, 2021 · Small Things Like These. Hardcover – November 30, 2021. by Claire Keegan (Author) 4.4 10,304 ratings. See all formats and editions. Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize. "A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that transcends country, transcends time." —Lily King, New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers.
Feb 15, 2024 · Small Things Like These: Directed by Tim Mielants. With Cillian Murphy, Michelle Fairley, Ciarán Hinds, Emily Watson. In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own.
Explore Claire Keegan’s Booker Prize 2022 shortlisted novel Small Things Like These with your book club using our guide and discover why the judges said it ‘explores the silent, self-interested complicity of a whole community’.
Nov 30, 2021 · Claire Keegan’s “Small Things Like These” uncovers the Catholic Church’s centuries-long conspiracy to imprison, abuse and even murder “fallen women” and their children.
