Book Talk

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults
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Join us for Sparta Library's Book Talk.  This month's selection is:  

Small Things Like These

by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These is a novella by Claire Keegan, set in 1985 Ireland, about coal merchant Bill Furlong, who uncovers exploitation at a local convent, forcing him to confront his past and the complicity of his town. It's a story of quiet heroism, empathy, and moral choice, praised for its precise prose and winning the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction. The book was shortlisted for the Booker Prize