This my first experience reading anything by Claire Keegan, but I was very impressed. Sometimes the quietist book can send the biggest message, and this is a clear (deserved) condemnation of the Catholic church in Ireland. Set in a small village in Ireland just before Christmas in the mid-1980s, when many people are out of work and suffering, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and father to four daughters, is still making ends meet. When making … Read More “Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan” »