Reviewers also highlighted Keegan's writing style. His tale of quiet heroism doesn't require any more words." A similar sentiment was echoed in the Los Angeles Times, who wrote, "Keegan, whose short stories contain unusual depth and grandeur, is the only contemporary writer who could manage the feat of a completely imagined, structured and sustained world with such brevity.
The book takes just an hour or so to read, but you still feel like you know Bill Furlong by the end and understand why he does what he does. Associated Press noted, "Keegan's economy of prose is a marvel. This depth of the book surprised some reviewers, given that Small Things Like These is a quick read that could be considered a novella given its length. Multiple reviewers commented on the moral storytelling, which comes across as "a sort of anti- Christmas Carol." Kirkus called the book " stunning feat of storytelling and moral clarity." The Herald said the book "assures us we are all capable of doing the right thing, and that goodness, like misery, can be handed on from man to man." Small Things Like These was generally well-received by critics and received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Library Journal. 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." Reception
During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. In 2022, the book won the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, and was shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize and the Booker Prize. Small Things Like These is a historical fiction novel by Claire Keegan, published on 30 November 2021 by Grove Press.
2021 historical fiction novel by Claire Keegan Small Things Like These
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