{"product_id":"small-things-like-these-9780802158741","title":"Small Things Like These","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that transcends country, transcends time.\" --Lily King, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWriters \u0026amp; Lovers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmall Things Like These \u003c\/em\u003eis award-winning author Claire Keegan's landmark new novel, a tale of one man's courage and a remarkable portrait of love and family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn international bestseller, \u003cem\u003eSmall Things Like These\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply affecting story of hope, quiet heroism, and empathy from one of our most critically lauded and iconic writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Keegan\u003c\/b\u003e's works of fiction are internationally acclaimed and have been translated into thirty languages. \u003ci\u003eAntarctica\u003c\/i\u003e won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. \u003ci\u003eWalk the Blue Fields \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Edge Hill Prize for the finest collection of stories published in the British Isles. \u003ci\u003eFoster\u003c\/i\u003e won the Davy Byrnes Award -- the world's richest prize for a short story. \u003ci\u003eSmall Things Like These\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Rathbones Folio Prize. It won the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction and The Kerry Prize for Irish Novel of the Year. She was awarded Woman of the Year for Literature in Ireland, 2022, and Author of the Year, 2023. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50568908669202,"sku":"9780802158741","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3afa0b74-325d-4ca7-bda2-baec9e8afe43.jpg?v=1731951602","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/small-things-like-these-9780802158741","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}