Small Things Like These (Oprah's Book Club) - Hardcover

by Claire Keegan (Author)

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan is a quietly powerful novel about courage, compassion and the consequences of remaining silent when something is wrong.

Set in a small Irish town in 1985, the story follows Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and devoted family man preparing for the busy Christmas season. During an early-morning delivery to a local convent, Bill makes a troubling discovery that forces him to examine his past and question the silence surrounding his community.

Told with precise, deeply affecting prose, this short novel explores how one person’s decision can challenge fear, conformity and injustice. It is an unforgettable story about empathy, family and the moral courage required to do what is right.

Book Highlights

• Written by acclaimed Irish author Claire Keegan
• Selected for Oprah’s Book Club
• A New York Times bestseller
• Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize
• Winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction
• Adapted into a major motion picture starring Cillian Murphy
• Ideal for readers of literary and historical fiction
• A moving exploration of courage, conscience and compassion
• Hardcover edition with 128 pages
• Published by Grove Press
• ISBN: 9780802158741

Author Biography

Claire Keegan's works of fiction are internationally acclaimed and have been translated into thirty languages. Antarctica won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. Walk the Blue Fields won the Edge Hill Prize for the finest collection of stories published in the British Isles. Foster won the Davy Byrnes Award -- the world's richest prize for a short story. Small Things Like These was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Rathbones Folio Prize. It won the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction and The Kerry Prize for Irish Novel of the Year. She was awarded Woman of the Year for Literature in Ireland, 2022, and Author of the Year, 2023.