![]() ![]() In that, this gem is lavish.Īctually, the title fits not only elements of the plot but the whole book itself. With a writing style as spare as this, every word counts. The author describes both setting and characters in a crisp, focused way. Small Things like These is a morality tale that is short and sweet and elegant. For the first time in a while, he looks at his own life, at what helped him succeed, and how much of that he is willing to risk. ![]() To me, says Keegan, Foster isn’t a novel. It’s also longer, though pagination isn’t what separates the two. One day, though, while making a delivery to the local convent, he sees something he surely wasn’t meant to see – and it haunts him. Her latest, Small Things Like These, is altogether darker and more ominous. He now has a wonderful wife and five bright daughters, and has come to be respected by all he serves. ![]() Born out of wedlock to a teenage mother, he has built his way up in the world thanks to determination, a sterling work ethic, and the beneficence of a few compassionate souls. Set in a small Irish town in 1985, it gives voice to Bill Furlong, a hard-working coal and timber merchant. Looking for a little gem of a book? Bingo! Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan is short – a mere 114 pages, really a novella – but packed with such goodness that I’m left thinking more about this little book than about many of the full-length novels I’ve read of late. ![]()
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