Small things like these / Claire Keegan.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First Grove Atlantic hardcover editionDescription: 118 pages ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780802158741
- 0802158749
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Fiction | KEEGAN, CLAIRE | Available | 33111010607824 | ||||
Adult Book | Main Library | Fiction | KEEGAN, CLAIRE | Available | 33111010761308 | ||||
Adult Book | Northport Library | Fiction | KEEGAN, CLAIRE | Available | 33111009867140 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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
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.
First published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by Faber & Faber Limited
"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." -- Provided by publisher.