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The Reading Room
Thursday, April 28th @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Free
Our featured author for the Reading Room is Claire Keegan, originally from Co. Wicklow who is known for her award-winning short stories. We will discuss her latest work, Small Things Like These, a novella published in 2021, a tale of one man’s courage and a remarkable portrait of love and family.
Join us on Zoom on Thursday, April 28 at 7:00 p.m. You will find the link at linktr.ee/sfiipc
Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2022, Small Things Like These begins in 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.
Already an international bestseller, Small Things Like These is a deeply affecting story of hope, quiet heroism, and empathy from one of our most critically lauded and iconic writers.
“A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that transcends country, transcends time.”—Lily King, New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers
“In Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan creates scenes with astonishing clarity and lucidity. This is the story of
what happened in Ireland, told with sympathy and emotional accuracy. From winter skies to the tiniest tick of speech to the baking of a Christmas cake, Claire Keegan makes her moments real—and then she makes them matter.”—Colm Tóibín, author of The Magician
CALENDAR SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF IRELAND, SAN FRANCISCO