Book Club Monday: Small Things Like These

Author: Claire Keegan Title: Small Things Like These Publisher: Grove Press Date Published: 11/05/2021

Read Dates: 01/XX/2026- 01/XX/2026
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This was my library book club pick for January.

MY THOUGHTS

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 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.