December Pick of the Month: “Small Things Like These” by Claire Keegan

• By Staff

WITF is partnering with Midtown Scholar Bookstore on a Pick of the Month. Read along and discover books we think you’ll like. December’s pick is Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.

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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.