Small Things Like These
by Claire Keegan
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalholidaysslowrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryempowerment/personal growth
Boxlist takeA contained novel that is grounded, moving and simple. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
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.
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- Author
- Claire Keegan
- Published
- 2021
- Pages
- 112
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- Open Library
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