Claire Keegan’s tender tale of hope and quiet heroism is both a celebration of compassion and a stern rebuke of the sins committed in the name of religion
A father reckons with the truth of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries in this haunting novel by Claire Keegan, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2022.
Small Things Like These has since been adapted for film, in a major motion picture starring Cillian Murphy. It was one of the New York Times ‘100 Best Books of the 21st Century’. Claire Keegan’s work has been translated into 30 languages and has won numerous accolades.
From a reading guide and extract to an interview with the author, find out more about our December Monthly Spotlight here.
